by Mark Nagi | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Gerald Riggs Jr. played for the Tennessee Volunteers from 2002-2005, rushing for 1893 yards and scoring ten touchdowns. His best season was in 2004, when he gained 1107 yards on the ground. Recently he moved into the high school football coaching...
by Ralphine Major | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Even with the gradual reopening of churches, stores, and businesses, this Memorial Day will most likely be celebrated in different ways than before. Flags waving, families gathering, bands playing! What great memories! Thanks to...
by Mike Steely | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Scattered here and there in central Appalachia are places that almost defy description. Odd, unusual places that seem totally out of place and just too weird to be where they are. Yet these unique places do, indeed, exist and are worth a trip just to...
by Joe Rector | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The country is slowly beginning to open. I’m not so sure doing so is safe, but pressure from folks who own businesses and others who are just tired of being stuck at home are behind the move. I do understand that people want to go back to work, they want...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When we think of a “family unit,” in our heads, many of us will think of a married husband and wife and their children born to them while the couple is married. However, as we all know, families take on many forms. The family unit can take on...
by Steve Hunley | May 25, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Officer, I’m Being Robbed! Do City of Knoxville police officers make too much money? That is the inference from a news release by the City Council Movement. If you haven’t been paying attention, the City Council Movement says its mission is to...
