by Ray Hill | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
“Live so that when you die, even the undertaker will be sorry.” Sign that hung in the business office of Jim Cummings. By Ray Hill James H. Cummings is likely a name unfamiliar with most readers, but during his time he was a power and a man to be reckoned...
by Jim Ferguson | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were? Satchel Paige By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s finally over. For an adult, birthdays are not usually treated with fanfare. I guess this is because we’ve had so many. However, turning seventy was an exception for me....
by Ralphine Major | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Part 12, Final in series on Wallace Dwight Kessel By Ralphine Major He has led a full and varied life. Knox County’s first County Executive was very active in his church. A member of First Baptist Church Knoxville, Dwight Kessel was elected deacon in 1978, served...
by design | May 16, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff Larsen Jay, chairman of the Knox County Commission, kicked off his re-election campaign to serve once again as commissioner-at-large. Knox County has two commission seats elected countywide, while the other members are elected by district. Jay hosted...
by design | May 16, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bronze Medal winner is coaching jumpers By Steve Williams The newest member of Webb School’s track and field coaching staff has a world class background as an athlete. Jerome Romain earned the Bronze Medal in the triple jump event at the World Championships in...
by design | May 16, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
EMMA HENDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY / Twitter: @emma_b_hend13 Carter quarterback Presean Brown, an upcoming junior, takes a snap at one of the Hornets’ spring practices. Carter, under the direction of second-year head coach Justin Pressley, capped its spring drills with a...
