I’m looking forward to the sense of normalcy that will (hopefully) return as students head back to class and teachers ready to prepare young minds for the future At long last, things seem to be returning to normal. I have to admit, like most school-aged kids about the time April rolls around, I often find […]
Citizen concerns prompt council to approve 10 percent increase, close Stallings Road Park well By Jonathan E. [email protected]’s not too often that service fee hikes garner applause from the customers who will ultimately shoulder the financial burden. But that was the case for those gathered at Harrisburg Town Hall last week. Residents will notice an […]
By Jonathan E. Colemanand Justin VickStaff writersMartha McCall could barely contain her excitement as students — and in many cases, their parents — filed into Harrisburg Elementary School Monday. It was the start of what would be a very smooth first day for schools across the area. “It went really smoothly,” she said at day’s […]
By Eric C. [email protected] than one year ago, Speedway Motorsports President Bruton Smith met with economic officials to discuss his vision for a high-end drag strip at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. On Wednesday — just 363 days later — drag race cars were speeding down the strip to “cut the ribbon” at the $60 million dragway’s […]
By Mark [email protected] wasn’t a pregame pep talk. No rah-rah speech. In fact, Hickory Ridge coach Marty Paxton admits he didn’t say much at all. He didn’t need to. After suffering a 56-0 loss to Mount Pleasant in their inaugural game a year ago, motivation wasn’t a problem for the Ragin’ Bulls in Friday night’s […]
I want to live a soap-opera life. Everyone’s beautiful and – though they rarely attend school or work at their jobs – they’re fabulously rich. Soaps are the best escapism television. I’m a middle school teacher in real life. I know what you’re thinking – how much more glamour and wealth could anyone want? And […]
Fans watch as cars crash during the Sharpie 500 at Bristol (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] BRISTOL, Tenn.This Busch-versus-Edwards thing is getting more than a little testy, and NASCAR’s top two drivers this season went nose-to-nose again here Saturday night…and tempers flared in the final miles, with the two exchanging […]
Aric Almirola (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] BRISTOL, Tenn.Give Richard Childress two thumbs-up…give Bobby Hutchens a pat on the back for taking the charge. And now it’s time for Aric Almirola and Regan Smith to step to the plate and show what they can do with the wheels.There are no […]
Car owner Joe Gibbs isn’t a bit happy about his two NASCAR teams trying to slip something by NASCAR officials at Michigan (Photo: Toyota Motorsports) By Mike [email protected] BRISTOL, Tenn.Trying to fool NASCAR officials is no laughing matter, as Joe Gibbs’ Nationwide crews have learned. And the veteran NASCAR team owner was appropriately apologetic Wednesday […]
Gillian Zucker, who runs NASCAR’s Los Angeles outpost, gets a new fall Cup weekend in 2009…when she hopes things are a lot cooler (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) By Mike [email protected] Nope, Kentucky Speedway didn’t make the cut for NASCAR’s 2009 Cup tour schedule, which NASCAR president Mike Helton released Tuesday afternoon.But Helton and CEO […]