If you’ve been to a McDonald’s drive-thru in the past several months, chances are you were greeted with a friendly question. “Will you be using your mobile app today?” I …

If you’ve been to a McDonald’s drive-thru in the past several months, chances are you were greeted with a friendly question. “Will you be using your mobile app today?” I …

Sometimes when I point out what may seem like small missteps by local governments, a few people wonder why it matters. Earlier this month, when the Town of Hollow Rock posted on social media …

  There was a time when my safe place or my place of refuge was the world of sports. If the pressure of life was too great and I needed a stress reliever, then I would retreat into the world of …

Do you remember going on a road trip before GPS? I do! One weekend in college, I left MTSU in Murfreesboro to visit some high school friends who attended UT in Knoxville. I had never …

There’s a simple rule we should all be able to agree on: if you take someone’s money, they have a say in how you use it. That rule applies to individuals, businesses, and yes—even …

Everyday, it’s something new with this guy. Who, you ask? Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava, apparently bound for that powerhouse UCLA, that’s who. Every day, the …

“I want buy-in from my people." I hear this expression all the time. Leaders desperately want their teams to perform in sync, much like a great jazz orchestra, intuitively adding the perfect …

 I have never hidden the fact that baseball remains my most favorite sport and a lot of folks will argue that baseball can be boring at times and sometimes I might agree with that but, if a …

When the nation's highest court issues a ruling, we expect it to be final, binding, and respected—even by those who disagree. That expectation is not rooted in partisanship or preference; …

Much ballyhooed quarterback Nico Iamaleava is no longer with Tennessee. The Vols have said “thanks but no thanks” to the once high-valued prospect. His destination is, as of this writing, …

 I discovered this week while doing research for this column, that I have been doing this for a long time and along the way have covered a lot of great athletes and I have also covered athletes …

Across West Tennessee, we’ve seen our fair share of storms before—but the past few weeks have brought some rough ones. From hail and tornadoes to relentless rains that dumped over 10 …

I’ve seen my share of final tributes—military, law enforcement, medical. They’re never easy. But what I witnessed Monday was unique. Dozens of linemen stood at …

As the only office holder elected by the entire nation, the President, alongside the Vice President, represents the will of We the People better than anyone else. And in November, the American people …

Remember a couple of years ago, when we learned that players could easily negotiate the transfer waters through the transfer portal? Remember a couple of years ago when legal eagles said players …

If it feels like the weekends have been unusually stormy lately, you're not wrong! For what seems like several weeks now, severe weather threats have rolled through our area like clockwork, …

 I started the part time career of being a sportswriter with beginning of the 2000 football season for the Huntingdon Mustangs. Naturally, over the years, those duties I perform for the …

I can hear it now. In fact, I’m already hearing it. Tennessee was outclassed. Tennessee can’t shoot. Rick Barnes can’t coach. Tennessee was an embarrassment. If you …

In an era where technology connects us like never before, it is both shocking and disheartening that this same connectivity is being weaponized to create chaos and fear in communities across the …