The dead period has ended for local high school football teams and practice is full speed ahead as the season approaches the middle of August. This time of the year all the experts start predicting …

I know West Tennessee isn't necessarily a hotbed for tennis like it used to be. Forty years ago, or so, every town in West Tennessee had its own local tournament, often more than one. Union City …

With the resignation of Congressman Mark Green, voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will soon face a special election to choose a new representative. This moment is more than a …

The celebrations were many, the fireworks were awesome and the Fourth of July 4th fare succulent and now we embark on a year-long celebration of this nation's 250th anniversary. The haze from …

 By the time this week’s newspaper hits the stands I will be in Colorado finishing up a three-week vacation from the farm and partially from the sports writing world. I have worked through …

Organizations across the country that help homeless veterans are set to share in grants that total $42 million. Each grant, if approved, can be worth as much as $500,000 and will fund them for two …

Who is that masked man? Well, there's a chance he's an antisemitic rioter. New York City and other jurisdictions are debating mask bans after face-coverings have become associated with acts of mayhem …

Over the last few weeks, we concluded that based on scientific observation and evidence from the cosmos, and evidence that there was a First Cause that caused the universe to begin to exist. From …

Besides the occasional "Thank you for your service," there are any number of ways people and companies express gratitude for you having served your country, for having made that commitment and for …

On Sept. 30, 1962, the University of Mississippi experienced a "mostly peaceful" demonstration. As with all such protests, it was peaceful until it wasn't -- it became a riot, and a particularly …

We have been standing on the back porch with the Bible skeptic, Michael, for the last few weeks, gazing at the stars. We have been working our way through the simple argument: Everything …

 I remember during my high school football career that the radio broadcast of our games was on Saturday morning the day after our games. The games were broadcast on Huntingdon’s radio …

The world seems to be mired in chaos. There are issues in the Gaza strip, Americans are still being held captive, the Air Force is bombing nuclear facilities in Iran, there are people running …

Here we are, in Year No. 2 of the Caitlin Clark era and still, she's being knocked around like a pinball during games. Clark has been bumped, poked in the eye, and sidelined with a leg injury. …

 Even though baseball season has ended for the Huntingdon Mustangs a few weeks ago, I have managed to get my baseball fix. Since the Mustangs season ended on May 24 in the state championship …

Last week, standing with the Bible skeptic Michael on the common ground that science affords, we continued to look to the stars to see what we might learn. We have been looking for evidence that the …

I talk with executives and business owners all the time who want something fixed. "I've got an issue with my team, Dustin." "Dustin, I don't get along with my COO." "I don't know why the team won't …

Ukraine may not have "the cards," as President Trump put it, but it does have drones. They were used to great effect over the weekend in an audacious attack within Russia that has focused the world's …

Last weekend was an eventful one at our house. I was on my way to a men’s breakfast at Holladay Church of Christ Saturday morning when my phone rang. It was my wife’s number, but when I …

Imagine working for a company that pressures you to act illegally, or at the very least to dance around the edges of the law. Imagine also that in your job you have people's lives in your hands. …