by Ray Hill | Jun 3, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The transformation of turning Tennessee from a solidly Democratic state to a two-party state belongs to the candidacies of three men: Howard Baker, Bill Brock and Winfield Dunn. Perhaps Bill Brock is less well remembered than either Howard Baker or...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan We have all heard that we can act in self-defense when someone is trying to hurt us but what does Tennessee law actually says we are allowed to do that? There are actually three very short statutes that spell out what you can do when acting in...
by design | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Roan State Park is in a beautiful, lush mountain area in Carter County, near the little town of Elizabethton, Tennessee. The hills are symmetrically dotted by spruce-fir trees that bedazzle one’s eyes and later become Christmas trees. Also, there are...
by Ralphine Major | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I saw her at the end of the line looking grown up in cap and gown. High school graduates were honored at our church on Mother’s Day. My mind raced back to a time when I first met the graduating senior as a two-year-old one Sunday. With this child...
by Joe Rector | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector All over the country, folks are assembling at churches, school gyms, and larger facilities to hold graduation ceremonies. Whether the event is for a high school or college, moms, dads, husbands, wives, and children are celebrating the educational...
by design | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As Becky and I travel, it’s not unusual for people to ask me if I’m from Texas. I don’t wear a ten gallon hat, but apparently I have an accent confused with a Texas drawl. Actually, my accent is East Tennessean with a nasal drawl. I often respond...
