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Roger Makes A Big Car Small
We got to talking about people we’d like to meet, or would have liked to have met. Abraham Lincoln came up quickly. Someone mentioned Babe Ruth. A golfer in the group wanted to play a round … more
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Long-time Bethel supporters and brothers (L to R): Joe Morris, Ray Morris and Jack Morris.
A Pictorial History of McKenzie, Tennessee
Long-time Bethel supporters and brothers (L to R): Joe Morris, Ray Morris and Jack Morris. File photo originally published in “A Pictorial History of McKenzie, Tennessee,” by The McKenzie … more
Don’t Misunderstand What You See
I should be writing some silly story about Christmas shopping this morning. Or maybe sharing a memory of buying a special gift for a special person at this special time of the year…hoping it … more
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City Attorney Ralph Stobbe administers the Oath of Office to Mayor H.B. “Swat” Scarbrough, 1980.
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Talk About The Short End Of The Pulley Bone!
I’ve always been on the wrong side of Thanksgiving. Don’t misunderstand here. I love the holiday. I would, and did, give genuine and grateful thanks for anything that got me out of the … more
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The Log Cabin on Bethel’s campus.
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Amherst Report Blames Leon
My hair has turned white and is falling out.People ask if my grandfather was bald. Well meaning folks explain in graphic detail how hair loss is inherited from “your mother’s side of the … more
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A photo of a young Dr. Orvis C. Wells. The photo was taken around 1956.
Dr. Orvis (O.C.) Wells
Born Orvis Clulon Wells, Jr., January 10, 1916, Dr. Wells was the eldest of Dr. and Mrs O.C Wells of Murray, Kentucky.The Wells family was one of the pioneer families in Calloway County, Kentucky, … more
Not Your Average Gap Standers!
Chandler King was the first veteran I ever heard talk about his time in the service. He was in the Navy. And he was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He came to our second grade class in 1954 and … more
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Road Industries, early 1980s. L to R: Lynn Russell and Judy White.
A Pictorial History of McKenzie, Tennessee
Gathering to fire the cannon in honor of Veterans Day, early 1980s, were: Vester Washburn, Chief Raymond McDade, Bailey M. Wrinkle, Wilburn Headden, Cecil Purvis, Dale King, Franklin Howell, Gaylon Hickman, David Hickman and Barney Forbes.
McKenzie Remembers
As we mark another Veterans Day, I find it all the more important to write this week’s article paying some semblance of a tribute to the veterans of McKenzie. The men and women of McKenzie hold … more
Talk About A Bad Rap!
The first president that affected my life directly was Herbert Hoover. It didn’t matter that he left office fourteen years before I was born. Dad referred to him every time we asked for money. … more
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Dr. James Alton Barksdale served as Tennessee Commissioner of Education along with various other positions across the state and internationally.
Dr. James Alton (J.A.) Barksdale
The name, Dr. J.A. Barksdale, was a name I’ve seen over the years in one context or another. So while scratching my head and looking for an interesting topic I came across his name. It must … more
Eating Good In The Neighborhood
It’s sad to be an adult at Halloween. You’d look a tad out of place knocking on doors with a sack in your hand and a Lone Ranger mask on your face yelling, “Trick or Treat!” … more
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Martin A. Loop (left) 96-year-old Union veteran from Sacrament, Cal. and General John Williamson Harris, 90-year-old Confederate veteran in the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, which they visited to pay their respects to their fallen comrades. The photo was taken June 29, 1938.
The Harris-Collier Family (Part II)
After going down the genealogy rabbit hole, I realized there was as slight omission to my research. During a lunch meeting, I discovered Dr. Harris Collier had more than the one child (Harris Fields) … more
McKenzie City Council, 1989. Seated (L to R): Atty. Kent Jones, Mayor Bob Putman and City Clerk Jane Thompson. Standing (L to R): Ed Brashear, John Moseley, Dan Bradfield, Billy Vawter, Doug McCadams and Darra Adkins.
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It’s Not Like Dropping A Mirror!
Bob Ferguson wrote a song, made famous by Porter Wagoner back in the sixties, entitled “Carroll County Accident”. It carries me back home every time I hear it.I asked Porter one night if … more
“The Faithful Souls” Gospel Group, 1980s. Pictured are: Marilyn Johnson, Robert Johnson, Alvin Fields, Anthony Gordon, Marie Fields Johnson and Danny Johnson.
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“The Faithful Souls” Gospel Group, 1980s. Pictured are: Marilyn Johnson, Robert Johnson, Alvin Fields, Anthony Gordon, Marie Fields Johnson and Danny Johnson. File photo originally … more
McKenzie City Council, 1988 (Seated, L to R): Atty. Kent Jones, Mayor Joe Morris and City Clerk Jane Thompson. (Standing, L to R): J. R. McDonald, Danny Yates, Dennis R. Coleman, Bob Putman, Dan Bradfield and Billy Vawter.
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It’s A Collaborative Effort!
Let’s talk literary this morning. I have had more people lately asking me about “my” book than you can shake a stick at. They want to know when I’m writing one. Or when am I … more
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