Pigskin

India has these cows that they worship, but in Hall County, we idolize pigs… or at least, pigskin.Memphis has always loved football, win or lose. And, usually, we lose against the Childress Bobcats. We lost the first game to the Bobcats in 1913, but we won in 1974 on the way to the quarterfinals.

Hall of Fame songwriter has Wellington roots

Although many had never heard of him, I confess that I was jealous of JD Souther throughout my college days in the early 1970s, as I had a celebrity crush on his girlfriend, Linda Ronstadt.

The Memphis on TNE Red!

Come one, come all to the 89th Annual Hall County Reunion in Memphis.Estelline, Lakeview, Memphis and Turkey are getting everything ready for the picnic and reunion on Sept. 21.

529 plan can help ease college ‘sticker shock’

The school year will soon be here. And if you have young children, you’re one year closer to the day when they may be headed off to college. When that day arrives, will you be financially prepared? College isn’t cheap.

Headstone of Samnorwood airman missing

T/Sgt. (Technical Sergeant) Billy Kenneth Walker, a 1936 graduate of Samnorwood High School, was killed in action in Italy on May 13, 1944. It is assumed that his remains were repatriated to the United States after the war, because on Dec.

The Davis Family

The City of Memphis,the Memphis onTNE Red and the Memphis Chamber of Commerce send a big thank you to the Davis family.The family has been serving the town and county for over 60 years.

Are you afraid of outliving your money?

Do you worry about running out of money during your retirement years? If so,how can you help prevent this from happening?In the first place, if you have this type of fear, you’re far from alone.

Ponder Points

Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley, spelled “ey,” in Lubbock, Texas on Sept. 7, 1936. He was the youngest of four children of Lawrence Odell “L.O.” Holley and Ella Pauline Drake. His elder siblings were Larry, Travis and Patricia Lou.

The Memphis onTNE Red!

e·phem·er·a /əˈfem(ə)rə/noun plural noun: ephemera; noun: ephemerum Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.Items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.

Letter to the editor

Bev,I read with interest and mixed emotions your story about the Samnorwood Reunion.