by design | Jul 6, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Ralphine Major He came to our church in the mid-sixties. Rev. James “Preacher Jim” McCulla was called to pastor Fairview Baptist Church in Corryton, Tennessee. Back then, Fairview was a small church with an active membership around two hundred plus. Rev....
by design | Jul 6, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I like these thoughts I read one day in my little booklet, “Our Daily Thoughts.”. They seemed so apropos to this time. Let me share them with you. “Alexa, Amazon’s voice-controlled device, has an interesting feature. It can erase everything you say....
by design | Jul 5, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox Health Board mandates masks By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Wednesday’s meeting of the Knox County Board of Health saw masks being required in most indoor businesses to flatten the surge of COVID-19 but the effort saw some resistance. The...
by design | Jul 5, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If you are a graduate of any Knox County school you may be interested in the Knox County Museum of Education, next to Old South High School. The volunteer-operated, non-profit museum has just about everything, from...
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By Ken Lay When the COVID-19 pandemic brought an end to the 2019-2020 school year and the spring sports season in March, Gibbs High School baseball player Spencer Hudson was one of many area seniors to lose his final season. Baseball wasn’t over for Hudson as he had...