Calhoun was first settled by the family of John Walker, a part-Cherokee descendant of Nancy Ward, the Cherokee’s Beloved Woman. He established a ferry across the Hiwassee about 1808 and negotiated a ...

Here’s the connection between our roads and the men for whom they’re named and why we we ended up with so many.

O, known for its popular curly burger, is at risk of being acquired by the county as part of plans to build a new courthouse ...

McConnell reshaped the Senate forever, taking the wind out of two Presidents' sails with a playbook for obstruction ...

The legacy of John Mitchell Jr., the “fighting editor” of The Richmond Planet Newspaper will come to life in a new project ...

The issue of “nullification” was settled in 1832. Nullification is the belief that a state can nullify a federal law if it fails to best serve the interests of a state.

Calhoun County is purchasing six new law enforcement cameras that will be equipped with automated license plate recognition.

True civil discourse demands more than intermittent “fireside chats” featuring heterodox speakers — it requires reviving the ...

The power of unelected and unconfirmed presidential aides and counselors has become much more intense since Old Hickory's ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...

John C. Goodman, PhD., is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on health policy. He is president of the Goodman Institute and a senior fellow at the Independent Institute. His 17 books include ...