The first year away from home

By Joe Rector Caden Rector, like many young people, left for college the other day. He’s attending Western Carolina, where he signed to play baseball. Although he’s Jim’s grandson, the boy was on my mind, so I sent him a text message, wished him well, and told him to...

Publisher’s Position

By Steve Hunley School Board Follies Last week, the Knox County Board of Education had some 60 people sign up to speak.  What do you suppose had folks all stirred up?  Test scores?  Curriculum?  None of the above.  It was, yet again, masks.  It seems like nothing has...