by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely It’s a great time to get out in the cool weather and take the family for a ride. There are a lot of interesting places to see within a few miles of Knoxville. Old Washington in Rhea County was a small community that was the county seat. Judge David...
by design | Oct 25, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely You don’t often think of those small outlying communities but several played an important part in our Civil War era. Before railroads and the creation of the TVA lakes, our area was a much different place. If you’d like to take a nearby trip and drive...
by design | Oct 18, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Most people know that Kentucky and Illinois are “Lincoln states,” both honoring the Civil War president with his birthplace, family home locations, and Lincoln’s grave, office and last home site in Springfield. Did you know that East Tennessee...
by design | Oct 10, 2021 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely I’ll bet that if you walk outside at night and look up at the sky you’ll see a few stars. Our lights in the city and much of our region make it hard to see many stars. But if you’d like to see a really full view of the night sky there’s one place...
by design | Sep 13, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Unless you’re older than 60 you probably don’t know who Carl Perkins was. The early country-rock artist died in 1998 and was an inspiration to many people including Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers and many, many rock and roll artists....
by design | Aug 16, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely When my wife and I heard the bridge at Bald River Falls would be replaced later this year we decided to take the drive to Tellico Plains and visit the roadside cascade. We’ve been there a couple of other times and know the area pretty well. We set out...
