by Tom Mattingly | Jan 3, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly The day was Tuesday, June 2, 1998, when a media release about a significant happening within the University of Tennessee Athletic Department was sent out, accomplished on something called a Fax Expander. “MEDIA CONFERENCE SET FOR WEDNESDAY: The...
by design | Dec 28, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
“I salute you! There is nothing I can give you which you have not; but there is much, that while I cannot give, you can take. No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today. Take Heaven. No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this present...
by Mike Steely | Dec 28, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Sometimes when you visit a place you’ve been before you can still find some real surprises. When my wife and I decided to take a day away from our home in Knoxville and make a safe drive to David Crockett Birthplace State Park, just east of Greeneville,...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 28, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s 2020 season was one to forget. From a six-game losing streak to a quarterback quandary that was never solved, to a total of seven losses that were each by double digits… let’s just say that the Vol Network won’t be producing any special...
by Joe Rector | Dec 28, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector In a short time, two of the biggest days of the year are arriving. Christmas and New Years are times for many of us to realize again just how lucky we are to have a base of faith on which we can depend during the tough times. For the year 2020, our faith...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 28, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Another forgotten photo surfaced during my pandemic purging of files. It shows my brother and me in the seventies during our college days, the orange hats sporting our college colors. Horseback riding became one of my favorite stress relievers after...