by design | Oct 24, 2022 | Columnist, Williams
A ‘number’ of things happened as Vols turned the Tide By Steve Williams Many adjectives were used to describe Tennessee’s recent triumph over Alabama at Neyland Stadium. Here’s a new one for you: eerie good. See what you think … The long-running SEC series was played...
by design | Oct 24, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Tennessee Football is Back By Mark Nagi Back on October 15, one of the best regular season college football games of all time was played at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee beat Alabama in a 52-49 thriller. The win ended a 15 game losing streak to the Crimson Tide, and...
by design | Oct 24, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Turning down a bowl bid, even before it arrived By Tom Mattingly From 1958 through 1964, there were no bowl games for the Tennessee Volunteers. Not a single one. That’s what comes after records of 4-6, 5-4-1, 6-2-2, 6-4, 4-6, 5-5, and 4-5-1. That’s why the 1965 team...
by design | Oct 24, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting the Quillen VA Center in Johnson City A Day Away by Mike Steely As most military veterans know, the most local VA medical services in Knoxville are at the W. C. Tallent Outpatient Clinic near West Towne Mall. There are related veteran-care health offices in...
by design | Oct 23, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Kyle Ward: The State Should Keep Its Promise Commissioner Kyle Ward has a resolution before the Knox County Commission asking the State of Tennessee to finally live up to its promise after the closure of the mental health facility at Lakeshore. Not...
by design | Oct 23, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee and Right-to-Work, Part 4: The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill Both Houses of Congress had passed the Taft-Hartley Bill, as both chambers had a majority of Republicans. The 1946 elections had been a terrific success...