A Talk with Tom

By Jo Rector Amy walked into my office door and told me not to mark any appointments on Tuesday. When I asked why she explained that a friend had arranged a meeting with Sheriff Tom Spangler. The idea sounded solid since we’d never met the man and wanted to find out...

Common Law Marriage in Tennessee

By Jedidiah McKeehan The term “common law marriage” is one you may have heard of at some point. A common law marriage is where two people hold themselves out as married, consider the other person their spouse, and may even have taken the step of having the same last...

Tennessee’s Baseball Attitude

By Mark Nagi A few weeks ago, I was watching WrestleMania 38. I have a Peacock subscription, so it wasn’t like I was shelling out $50 for the pay-per-view. Admittedly I’m not a big wrestling fan. I didn’t know much about the current stars, their rivalries, or the...

‘After an extensive nationwide search…’

By Tom Mattingly Sometimes, the best coaching search is no search. Here are three prominent examples. Consider Dec. 3, 1976, a day Big Orange Country had breathlessly awaited. A Tennessee legend was coming home, 20 years after he had played his last game in an orange...