by Mark Nagi | Jul 1, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman South-Doyle’s Elijah Young has positioned himself as one of the top high school football players in the state of Tennessee. As of the time this article was written, Young was ranked 15th in the Volunteer state for the Class of 2020 As a 3-star athlete...
by Steve Hunley | Jun 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley There has been a lot of attention paid to the remarks made by Knox County Sheriff’s deputy Grayson Fritts, as there should have been. Fritts, a pastor, called for gay people to be executed in a sermon to his flock. It is incredible to think any...
by Ray Hill | Jun 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, undisputed leader of the Shelby County machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, was the primary focus during an especially bitter battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1932. Former governor Malcolm...
by design | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson You might not be aware that your heart operates by electricity. No, not like an electric lamp or a hybrid car’s battery. But, nonetheless, the heart functions by electromagnetism, utilizing one of the four fundamental forces of the universe as...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Thursday, June 20, 2019 will be remembered as one of the biggest days in Tennessee men’s basketball history. They didn’t get to a Final Four that evening, or win a conference championship, but the Vols proved they can recruit and develop some of the...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 24, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com I sat behind her in choir practice one Wednesday night. Our brief exchange was about her upcoming wedding. Angela was home for the summer from her position at Georgetown College where she taught voice. It was a few years before...