by design | Oct 4, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The day finally arrived when she added “hymns” to the lesson plan. Jewel Harris Atkins, my piano teacher, surely sensed the excitement she had created with the hymns. Scales and classical music pieces may have suffered through my week of...
by design | Sep 26, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com With his grandfather being the church choir director and his father the piano player, it was no surprise that music came naturally to Cooter Daniel. Saved at age 13, Cooter has always had a feeling for Christian music. Whether his...
by design | Sep 20, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com His is a familiar name, especially in East Tennessee. It is becoming well known across the nation, as well. Shortly after the debut of his latest single earlier this year, Cooter Daniel’s “Ol’ Time Gospel Feelin’” rose to No. 4 in...
by design | Sep 12, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major Usually, they are from other states, other cities, other communities and small towns. This time, the soldier was from here in Corryton, Tennessee. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss and 12 other brave Americans died on foreign soil. Each of these...
by design | Sep 6, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major The first news report I heard said Knoxville. The next one, Corryton. A third identified him as a Gibbs High School graduate. United States (U.S.) Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss was one of the 13 American heroes who died in the recent attack on...
by design | Aug 30, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Wonder how many times those words were shouted out at the Southern Depot? Located on West Depot Street just off the northern end of Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, was the train station that was once a thriving place with trains coming and going....
