by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely I’ve been thinking recently of the many places my wife and I have visited that have left a memory. I had a position for several years that required me to travel to various southern states and, on those trips, my wife accompanied me. We...
by design | Apr 6, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Way By Mike Steely When was the last time you took a walk downtown? If you’re like me, you probably visit a few places downtown, or if you’re new to the area, you may not know all the interesting and historic places there are in our busy and...
by design | Mar 16, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely Until I was six years old, my mother, sister, brother and I lived with my grandmother in her small country house up a country dirt road near other family members. My grandmother was a small woman with strong control of our...
by design | Mar 2, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely There’s an online survey asking for public input on the transition of Kingston’s Fort Southwest Point to a state park. The historic fort was built before statehood and is the only pre-Civil War fort to be reconstructed on its original...
by design | Feb 1, 2026 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Day Away By Mike Steely Just north of Knoxville, up Interstate 75, is a road that you might want to take a day to explore. If you’re not from East Tennessee, or even if you are, you may not be familiar with the Senator Howard Baker Highway, or State Route 63....
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...
