by design | Jan 12, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely Just north of Knoxville is a small town unique in its government and special in its creation. Maynardville is located between Knoxville and Tazewell along Highway 61/33, a road better known from Halls northward as Maynardville Highway. The...
by design | Jan 5, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely Let’s take a road trip along what was the Great Warrior’s Path and is now Highway 25E. Let’s head north and stop here and there along that road, originally blazed by Daniel Boone, and start at Bean Station. That little town was a very...
by design | Dec 22, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely I’ve covered a lot of stories in my many years as a reporter. Some stories were published, and some were never shared because the facts were too unbelievable. I’d like to share (and, in some cases, reshare) a few with you. ...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away by Mike Steely I think my most memorable gift was a small bike that had belonged to a relative. I was probably seven or eight years old, and I remember bothering my parents for a bike, although I doubt back then I could ride well. That Christmas...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Rogersville’s Historic Hale Springs Inn A Day Away By Mike Steely A local television news report caught my attention recently when a story of a car running into the old Hale Springs Inn was covered. I spent many years in Rogersville as a newspaper reporter and got to...
by design | Nov 10, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Being a ‘Coastie’ on Veterans Day More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely Tomorrow is Veterans Day across our nation, and, like millions of men and women, I am proud to be counted among that group. My military service began the summer after I graduated from high school....
