Staff Report

Staff Report

  • Joined: June 1, 2026
  • Articles: 202

William Delavon Baxter

William Delavon “Bill” Baxter, PhD On July 29th, William Delavon “Bill” Baxter died peacefully at his home at age 89 years after a short battle with Leukemia.

Archibald “Archie” Collins

Archibald ‘Archie’ Woods Collins IV, age 80 of Belvidere, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026. He was born on October 3, 1945, to the late A.W. and Louise Hinkle Collins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Donna Jean Bailey; brother, Bobby Collins and great-grandson Henry Wiseman.

Mental Health Matters

When you hear the term “mental health”, what are some words that come to mind? We often hear more negative terms associated with mental health than positive, but in reality, “mental health” is a neutral term. Mental health applies to everyone, not just those who are mentally ill. Just like we do what we need to take care of our body to be sure that our physical health needs are met, we also must take care of our brain to stay emotionally, socially, and psychologically healthy.

We took the shot, Fauci takes the Fifth

It has been a big week for Kentucky politicians. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is on watch. Out of his hospital room this weekend came his doctor, then his priest, and then a taxidermist. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the poster boy for shameful government arrogance and incompetence, got subpoenaed to appear Wednesday before the Senate committee of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Dr. Rand Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie (RKY), along with all my columns over the years, have been onto the fraud that is Anthony Fauci from the jump.

TCAT’s Edmonds wins state award

The Tennessee Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) recently selected Dr. Melody Edmonds as the Postsecondary Professional of the Year for the State of Tennessee. Dr. Edmonds serves as the President of TCAT-McMinnville, which includes the main campus in McMinnville and the newlyconstructed, TCAT at Coffee County campus.

Books give us so much

A ugust 9 is Book Lovers Day, a reminder of the places books can take us and the ways they can improve our lives. Books give us so much, not only while we’re reading but long after we’ve turned the final page. Books show us what our lives could have been were we born in a different place and at a different time. One day, we’re in the marshes of North Carolina in the 1950s, and the next we’re headed to ancient Rome as the city burns or to Alaska, where the snow crunches under our boots and we’re alone in the freezing vastness. We could even live a thousand possible lives within a single book, imagining what our own might have been had we made different choices. Books allow us to experience life through people we may never meet and places we could never imagine visiting. Books show us we’re not alone.