by Ray Hill | Mar 21, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Carroll Reece, thirty years old and a veteran of the First World War, had defeated Congressman Sam R. Sells for the right to carry the Republican Party banner in the general election of 1920. Sells had not taken his defeat lightly and had tried to...
by Tom Mattingly | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There are times in a lifetime of watching and commenting about sports and assessing its impact on otherwise sane and sensible people that the time comes to sit down and rationally consider what the fuss is all about. One dominant recollection...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee Volunteers defense took some major steps back in 2020. That, of course, is in line with the rest of the team, and really the entire program. New head coach Josh Heupel believes that he has assembled a defensive staff that will be able to...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone is involved in a car wreck, there are two distinct and separate parts of their case. The personal injury side of their case encompasses bodily injuries, missed work, and pain and suffering. The other side is the property portion of...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Click! The cluster of yellow flowers were safely stored in my camera. It seemed like only yesterday I was tramping through the beautiful Christmas Eve snowfall to capture images of the winter wonderland before it disappeared. The colorful...
by Joe Rector | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector That Thursday night was a rough one. I got out of bed about 2:00 a.m. to do what we older guys have to do. Immediately, the room spun, and I pinballed down the hall to the bathroom. Once back in bed, I lay on one side, hugged a pillow, and prayed that my...