by design | Feb 24, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore The cherry tree myth is the most well-known and longest enduring legend about George Washington. In the original story, when George was six years old, he received a hatchet as a gift and damaged his father’s cherry tree. When his father discovered what...
by Joe Rector | Feb 24, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I hope that everyone has survived another soggy February. It was only a year ago that the rains inundated the area and left us struggling to dodge standing water puddles and pray that roof leaks didn’t suddenly appear. I, for one, have never done...
by Ray Hill | Feb 23, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Governor Andrew Johnson easily overcame the powerful opposition of the Whig Party in Tennessee, as well as the more conservative elements in his own Democratic Party to win election to the United States Senate in 1857. Nor was Andrew Johnson satisfied to...
by design | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “Ya know what makes me sick? You know what makes me so angry, ah could tease a fat man with a Twinkie?” Some of you may remember the banter of Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun, the fictional radio personality, whose outlandish “editorials” were introduced...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The scenic drive was filled with farm land—beautiful green pastures dotted with homes and cattle. Greene County in Upper East Tennessee is known for its agriculture. When we visited the area many years ago, that was of particular interest to...
by Joe Rector | Feb 17, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector We hear that things are “perfect” all the time. Of late, that perfection has centered around a telephone call, but over the course of our lives, many claims of perfection are proclaimed. In truth, we all know nothing is perfect. Amy and I discovered soon...
