by design | Sep 10, 2024 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Halls Republican Club The Halls Republican Club will meet Tuesday, Sep 10, 2024, at the Boys and Girls Club, 1819 Dry Gap Pike 37918, just off East Emory Rd. As usual, there will be a Meet-and-Greet at 6:05 p.m. with snacks and fellowship, followed by the...
by design | Sep 10, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Finding Higher Ground with Jack Neely and Stephen Wicks Thursday, September 12, 5:30-7:30 p,m, Knoxville History Project executive director and historian Jack Neely and KMA curator Stephen Wicks will discuss the KMA’s recently expanded cornerstone exhibition Higher...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Ayres Hall, old scoreboard dominated north end of Shields-Watkins Field By Tom Mattingly Stories about Tennessee football come in all shapes and sizes and from a number of perspectives. This one came from a son wanting to honor his family’s influence on Tennessee...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Banned but not forgotten By Joe Rector The other night, Amy and I sat down to watch a movie. We chose an old, black-and-white version of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It was the one where Gregory Peck played the wise Atticus and had a voice that sounded like God when he...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Positive Law Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. John Adams By Dr. Jim Ferguson Americans take things for granted; it’s human nature. I’ll switch to the personal pronoun and say I expect to wake up every morning and everything will still...