Man, not since Portugal challenged it on the open seas has Spain been in a fight like this.
If you drive a car, listen to the radio, read the paper or watch local TV, the real estate spat between Mark Hite and Mark Spain around these parts has become downright heated.
Yes, it's football time in Tennessee, but their rivalry has the feel of Alabama-Tennessee, back in the days before Saban.
Spain flooded the market with advertising messaging when he landed in the 423 and now everyone is looking for guaranteed deals on their home sales.
Not to be outdone, Hite answered with a not-so-subtle reminder that he's the local Mark with a guarantee.
Giddy-up. The competition could very well, wait for it ... leave a mark.
Stunned? Mott so much
So City Council candidate Marie Mott has some controversial statements in her past. And she's non-apologetic about it.
Color me shocked.
I guess my first question is, would anyone expect anything different?
She is an aggressive protester, which is her right. She is cohorts with someone in those efforts who is happy to be called Grimey. And that's fine too.
But as a potential officeholder, is this the best look for an elected representative in a time when we need to work together more than ever?
I also wonder this: What if a political hopeful, who happens to be white, had uttered such sweeping generalizations about a particular religious or ethnic group as Marie Mott had?
Yeah, I think we all know.
End of a forever era
So the end of the second Elizabethan era occurred this week. Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday -- you likely heard about it. It made the papers.
Man, sitting on the throne for 70 years. I'm lucky if I get 10 minutes on the throne.
Still, she was beloved. How much you may wonder?
Well, there are estimates out there that this may be a $30 million funeral.
Yes, $30 million.
And considering the ceremony to bury Princess Diana 25 years ago was almost $12 million in today's dollars, well, that number may be low.
Maybe it's the name
So we all know that Kylie Jenner is one of the youngest billionaires in the world.
She has done it with a shrewd business approach and a complete willingness to share as much skin as possible whenever possible.
Well, meet Robert Jenner -- no relation -- who is known simply as the 'Naked Carpenter.'
After spending time in the hoosegow -- hoosegow is a great word, no? -- for indecent exposure, Robert Jenner promptly put on see-through pants and a mesh thong and walked into a police station in England.
He was found guilty of indecent exposure -- again -- despite his claims that how a person dresses (or the lack thereof) is a God-given right and that his attire covered his privates.
After the jury took 15 minutes to convict Jenner, the magistrate put it best.
He said, "'All that story of a top covering is just a pack of lies the jury saw through."
Apparently everyone saw through it.
Contact Jay Greeson at jgreeson@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6273. Follow him on Twitter @jgreesontfp.