Life

Welcome to another beautiful day. We enjoyed a gorgeous sunrise this morning, the sun shimmering through the fog over the Tennessee River as the mountains loomed in the distance. The fog moved into the city, encircling...

Welcome to a new week. I hope you all had a restful weekend and got outside to enjoy the cooler air. The leaves are starting to change and one of our area’s most beautiful times of...

Congratulations! We made it through another another week of a pandemic/bitter election year! Early voting started and numbers appear to be high. Please vote and vote safely. We’ll do that as an extended family this weekend...

Good Thursday. It’s a beautiful day outside, like the days we dream about when the weather is bad. Soon we’ll have cold and we’ll miss these days. Get outside and enjoy the emerging beauty of the...

It’s Wednesday! I hope your week is going well, so far. Starting today you have the opportunity to early vote. If you’ve never early voted before, this might be a good year to start. The crowds...

Tennessee News: Yesterday, the state of Tennessee reported 2,965 new cases of COVID-19. The number is the highest since July 31 and is the fourth highest of the pandemic. The state fell behind only Texas and...

It’s Friday and we’ve got a soggy weekend ahead, followed by Fall Break for all the public school students in the county. I know the two in my house are abuzz with excitement. Nine months ago...

In recent months, after requests from readers, I’ve put together charts reflecting cases and deaths for the state and county by month. In the early stages of the pandemic, when we thought in terms of days...