Publisher’s Note: As a Tennessee state lawmaker, I have seen firsthand how today’s climate of political correctness can discourage open and honest dialogue. It is troubling that exercising First Amendment […]
This story was first published in the WTVF.com Channel 5 news site. Celebrating Bicentennial Mall’s 30th Historians and Architects tell how the concept for Tennessee’s Bicentennial Mall was born, […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ewing Family Cemetery at Ellington Agricultural Center By Mike Sparks A friend of mine with the Department of Agriculture invited me to stop by Ellington […]
Italian Sophistication Meets Southern Hospitality: Macca Villa at Riverside By Mike Sparks Home Worth Preserving: Riverside and a Movement to Preserve Walter Hill’s History Drive north out of Murfreesboro along […]
On May 16, 1777, British-born Georgia Patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence Button Gwinnett receives a bullet wound in a duel with his political rival, Georgia city Whig […]
Daniel Boone — Cryptid Hunter? Well, sure. Any hunter who spends as much time in the woods as Boone is gonna run across some weird critters, right? Now, hunters have […]
Orginally published in SouthPoleStatio.com The 61st Troop Carrier Squadron from Sewart AFB, Tennessee, brought 7 of their 12 ski-equipped C-130-D aircraft to the ice, as well as a wheeled C-130-A […]
82 Years Ago Today — They Flew Before the Sun Rose By Mike Sparks Publisher’s Note My late father flew 24 bombing missions over Germany as a member of the […]
I first met Jim Henry right after my election in 2014 — the year former Governor Bill Haslam’s political machine spent roughly $200,000 against me. Along with nine other conservative […]
The Beach That Flew In on a C-130: The Forgotten Story of Sewart Air Force Base’s Hidden Gem By Mike Sparks Most people who grew up in Smyrna, Tennessee have […]