by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Every now and then a criminal case stirs up more than routine interest—news coverage intensifies, social media churns, courthouse steps fill with onlookers, and emotions run hot. Tennessee law recognizes that this kind of atmosphere can threaten a...
by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Amidst challenges, Americans are hopefully going to the polls to exercise their hard-won freedom to choose our leaders. Prophetically, Jesus said, “In this world, you will have trouble.” And the Master was right, even though Americans today live...
by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Led by tailback Hank Lauricella averaging an amazing eight yards per carry, the Tennessee Volunteers won both the writers’ (AP) and coaches’ polls (United Press) wire to wire as the Vols captured the 1951 collegiate football national championship....
by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Public Notice
ORDER OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: BLAKE BRITTON IN RE: DEPENDENT CHILD(REN) BY: STATE OF TENNESSEE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES, Petitioner V. BLAKE BRITTON, Respondent IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE FILE NO. 26-DN-13 The State of...
by design | Jul 26, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Early voting up almost 30 percent By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Voting totals are up with 19,900 people casting ballots during the first six days of early voting. As of Thursday, 11,999 people chose the Republican primary and 7,614 chose the...
