by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Ball Camp Boys By Joe Rector My brother and I were on the golf course when he received a call. On the other end of the line was Mike Floyd. He was asking us to join him and some other men for lunch. Mike informed us it would be a “Ball Camp” meeting. Curious about...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Nature’s statues By Ralphine Major I never cease to be amazed by their grace and beauty. Oftentimes, I have shared with Focus readers photos of nature. One of my favorite subjects is the white-tailed deer so often seen in the East Tennessee area. With winter soon...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘I feel confident we are now building a good program’ By Tom Mattingly You may not remember it, but there was once a 9-3 Tennessee team that was not ranked by The Associated Press (AP) during the entire season. (In a major contradiction, the Vols did finish No. 17 in...
by design | Oct 9, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee Football Outlook By Mark Nagi Five games in… seven games to go. College football is (in my opinion) the greatest sport in the world, partly because it also has the shortest season. We look forward to the games for nine months and are only guaranteed 12 of...
by design | Oct 8, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley The Ultimate Sacrifice Our entire community was devastated by the death of Tucker Blakely, a deputy in the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. It is especially poignant to consider the domestic violence call was Blakley’s last before...
by design | Oct 8, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Poet in Congress: John S. McGroarty of California By Ray Hill “One of the countless drawbacks of being in Congress is that I am compelled to receive impertinent letters from a jackass like you in which you say I promised to have the Sierra Madre mountains...
