The countdown to the new year has begun, and New Year’s Day, an official federal holiday, will soon be here.
Counting the newest one, there are now 11 federal holidays in …
A Bethlehem in our own backyard
Bethlehem, a place synonymous with the birth of Christ, a tiny baby born to save the world. A quiet, unassuming location that changed everything.
I traveled this fall to another Bethlehem …
Maryville senior is TSBA winner
Jackson Shue, a senior at Maryville High School, has won the Student Recognition Award from the Tennessee School Boards Association. The TSBA honors a student each year for achievement in …
It is time to waste an hour
In the middle of Christmas chaos last week, I got an overwhelming desire to “waste an hour.”
Wasting an hour was something my mother introduced when I was much too young …
Food City aids Second Harvest, Empty Stocking
Food City officials were at the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee offices at 136 Harvest Lane in Maryville on Dec. 17 for a check presentation from the Hometown …
Beth Stubbs to join RI board
Beth Stubbs is not a member of the Rotary Club of Farragut, yet in a way, she is. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Maryville. And in …
Lessons on the high seas
One of my favorite classes when I was a student at the University of Tennessee was a speech class.
Yes, part of the allure was that it combined two of my …
How can he be 16?
I love milestone birthdays, especially when I’m not the one getting older.
My grandson Cohen turned Sweet 16 on Thanksgiving Day, which doesn’t seem even slightly possible. I’m sure it seems …