The things you remember when a parent dies. Learning to ride a bike. Learning to shave. Learning to throw a football. Learning to drive.
And also, from my stepfather Mike McConkey, …
The gift of a lifetime
The richest guy in town
OK, pull up a chair, and we’ll talk about a favorite film, since it’s getting to be Christmas and all.
Had to whip up a quick column one December afternoon in …
A memorial for David Hunter
Nobody in this town ever wrote about cops any better than David Hunter.
Scribes are taught early to write what you know. So David did.
His bad heart forced him to retire …
McCloud, pioneering Brickey School principal, dies at 90
If you knew him and if you’d loved him and if you’d watched him for any length of time, you’d have quickly been convinced that John R. McCloud would live …
Ed and Millie Norris are together, ‘Always’
They met at a dance in December 1966, were married on July 8, 1967, and the song hasn’t stopped for more than 50 years now.
If you’ve lived in Halls long …
Robinella still soars
Full circle this Robin has flown, from working part-time at the old Roy’s Record Shop in Maryville as she began performing professionally almost 20 years ago, to singing at the …
Alvah Bible, Team Rainmaker make it home
They call themselves Team Rainmaker, ’cause it always rains when they go hiking.
And, boy, did it ever rain on them this year.
Pull up a chair, and listen to this tale.
Thirty-five …
Halls, my hometown
Leave it to Dink Adams to say it best.
No, Dink is not a native. But, he’s been here since 1968, even if he does live in Powell, so that’s long …
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