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The Midway Green Wave closed out the regular season Thursday evening by rallying from three runs down in the final three innings to defeat Cosby, 7-6.

Midway trailed 6-3 after four innings of play before tying the game with three runs in the fifth inning, and eventually winning the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh.

The Knoxville Writers Guild is continuing its series of workshops designed to give information to and provide hands-on assistance for writers interested in self-publishing.

The next workshop  is May 18 and will consist of two different sessions.

The first, beginning at 11 a.m., will be a general overview of self-publishing. This portion will cost $20.

By KEN PAULSON
First Amendment Center
It’s been almost 10 years since the Rutherford County, lost a very expensive lawsuit over the posting of the Ten Commandments in the county courthouse.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Commission, contending that the posting was an unconstitutional promotion of religion.  U.S. Judge Robert Echols agreed and ordered the Ten Commandments removed in 2004.  It will “stay down,” County Mayor Ernest Burgess said at the time, calling it “the end of the story.”