Visiting Monterey

Visiting Monterey A Day Away by Mike Steely Every small town in our region has its own attractions or special features. One of them, just off Interstate 40 on the Cumberland Plateau, has more things they you probably expect. As you top the mountain headed west from...

What did you want to be as a child?

What did you want to be as a child? More Than A Day Away by Mike Steely We all had childhood dreams of what we might do or be when we grew up. I remember that I wanted to be an archeologist after reading books like “Treasure Island” and watching adventure movies on...

Visiting Europe in Tennessee

Visiting Europe in Tennessee A Day Away by Mike Steely Did you ever want to visit Europe and see those historic places and monuments? My son and I were treated by my wife to a trip to London many years ago and enjoyed the sights, culture and monuments there in an...

Visiting Tazewell’s two historic buildings

Visiting Tazewell’s two historic buildings A Day Away by Mike Steely If you’re headed north toward Middlesboro, KY, or that region you may want to stop in the little town of Tazewell. That old and historic community has a lot going on this fall that might interest...

Discovering the Gray Fossil Museum

Discovering the Gray Fossil Museum A Day Away by Mike Steely Sometimes important discoveries are made totally by accident. That’s what happened north of Johnson City in the Gray community during earthmoving for a new road. In 2000 the state was grading in that area...

I’ve Been Everywhere

I’ve Been Everywhere By Mike Steely Several songs can flash you back to an earlier memory and there’s a song on a current television commercial for the U.S. Postal Service that takes me back to my birth town and childhood. “I’ve Been Everywhere,” recorded by Johnny...