William Warren Nichols was born on Oct. 8, 1917, the only child of Clyde L. Nichols (1894-1939) and Lela Carpenter Nichols (1897-1977). Warren (as his classmates knew him) lived at …
Manhattan Project alum Velva Irwin busy writing, making memories
Velva Irwin didn’t squawk when her father insisted she go to National Business College between her junior and senior years at Gibbs High School. It was 1944, and women were …
Tennessee football and Memorial Day
Please stand, remove your caps and direct your attention to how Tennessee football relates to Memorial Day.
Seventy-five years ago, more or less, four Volunteers died for their country in World …
Goodbye to all of that
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and …
Son finds World War II hero father, friends in France
Gary Nelson of Halls doesn’t remember his father. He was just 3 years old when Harold Nelson, a U.S. Army medic with the 3rd Infantry Division, 15th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, …