by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams A friend of mine, Tom Heck, gave me the following story to tell on “Bama Week” and “the Third Saturday in October”. It’s about his Uncle Len Coffman, who played for the Tennessee Volunteers in the late 1930s. Had it not been for the University of...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In my years of watching and covering University of Tennessee football, I have concluded that the great players always had a “look,” maybe even a “swagger,” to them. That was obvious in the spring of 1976, when I was invited to observe a...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor This week marks 49 years since one of baseball’s most unforgettable nights. On October 18, 1977, the New York Yankees faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series. New York’s...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector “Would of, could of, should of” is a common thing we say around here. It’s a way of verbalizing our regrets over not having done things in our earlier years. We question why so much of our time has been spent on “piddling” instead of becoming...
by design | Oct 12, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and the City of Knoxville will host a community feedback session to continue to gather input on the future of the former Public Safety Building site next to the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum (KCAC). The...
