by Ralphine Major | Mar 20, 2016 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major Mother Nature is putting on a show! She is covering winter’s drab canvas by weaving a tapestry of beauty. Only days from the official start of spring, the earth is bursting forth with new life and new growth. Driving down the highway, we seemed to...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 13, 2016 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major The professor’s timing is perfect! In the midst of a presidential election, the release of his book entitled “Presidential Character” is sure to spark enthusiasm for our nation’s highest office. Timothy D. Holder, Knoxville resident and Professor...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 29, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com The package arrived shortly before Christmas. Certainly, the sender had made it look special in a “Peanuts” mailer. When I tore into it, it was special! Three framed photos. Instantly, my mind drifted back to the day they were...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 22, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She is nineteen years old, but already talented beyond her years. She is a native of North Knoxville and attended Inskip Elementary, Gresham Middle, and Central High Schools. She specializes in drawing portraits of people. It could be said that...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 15, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major When I look at them, I see compassion. Dedication. Respect. I see comfort. Contentment. Devotion. I see smiles. Laughter. And love. Larry Bohanan snapped this picture of Jim and Lib McCluskey at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church last December. As...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 8, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It hangs in a special place as an inspiration to others. The diploma is from Tennessee State Normal School, which today is known as East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. It is a reminder of someone whose life influenced so many during...
