by Ray Hill | Nov 10, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. had first been elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1938, toppling incumbent Richard M. Atkinson in a hard fought campaign inside the Democratic Primary. Tennessee’s “Hermitage District,” so named because the...
by design | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of my axioms (Fergisms) is, “Old shoes and an older wife are to be cherished.” In other words, shoes that are broken in and still have their soles should not be discarded for the latest fashions. And before I get in trouble with the “older...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Growing up, it seemed butterflies were in abundance on our dairy farm. They could be spotted in the garden, around flowering bushes, or even on the grass. Now, it seems, I seldom see one fluttering around anywhere. As I...
by design | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Once again it’s time for a yearly pumpkin recipe. Here it is: Dinner in a Pumpkin 1 medium pumpkin 1 tbs. oil or butter 1 small onion, diced 1 c. sliced fresh (or canned) mushrooms 1-8oz. canned water chestnuts Salt and pepper 1-1/2 lbs....
by Joe Rector | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector After an extended summer, something which I thoroughly enjoyed, fall arrived in East Tennessee. Cooler temperatures, along with much needed rain showers, replenished the area this week. With the new season’s arrival, people began stocking up on a...
by Mike Steely | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely The little town of Jellico is, in a way, the “first” town in Tennessee. That’s true in a way if you’re headed south on I-75 from the northern states. The town, which is my birth place, straddles the Kentucky border and was once the “Beer Drinking...
