by Ralphine Major | Aug 14, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was 1973, and we were young. With our waist-length dark hair, we looked like students. We were. But, we were also bridging the gap between student and employee. It was in the work place that Linda and I first met. The Daniel & Duncan Law...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 7, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major His distinguished career path took the East Tennessee native from Corryton to Memphis for education and training in the field of dentistry on his journey to becoming a board certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist. He taught 13 years at...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 31, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Many events that occurred when my generation was growing up have now become part of history. I remember both the Kennedy and King assassinations during the sixties. As Corryton native Perry McGinnis continued his journey in the field of dentistry,...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 24, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major His answer was always the same: “Harbison’s Crossroads,” our father would answer when anyone asked where we lived. I thought it sounded quaint. Corryton, it seemed, would be a better answer. For years, there was a four-way stop in the rural...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 17, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major At first glance, it is difficult to see where the picture begins or ends. The black and white ball of fur on a bed of leaves shows a glimpse of nature few people would ever stumble across. The rare photo was taken by Caroline McGinnis and shared with...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 10, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major His words have been like a walk through history back when life was simpler. The late Woodrow Luttrell took time to document such a lifestyle. “For school clothes, some of us children looked forward to the beginning of the fall school term as we...
