by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Nowadays it seems there is a special day designated for nearly everything. A few years ago, National Siblings Day was added to the month of April which was already packed with significant holidays including Palm Sunday, Good...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
A DAY AWAY By Mike Steely The Niagara of the South is about two hours north of Knoxville and has some features you won’t find many other places. While early explorer Dr. Thomas Walker is credited with naming the Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Gap and Cumberland...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com It must be the awards season. On TV, the Country Music Awards were hyped. Then we had the Oscars where the motion picture industry gives itself awards and where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Then we had...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few Sundays ago, I was invited to eat lunch after church at the home of Bob and Gail Winter in East Knox County. We had a wonderful lunch of pot roast, potatoes, carrots, onions, coleslaw, rolls and brownies with hot fudge...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When people come to me it is very normal for them to bring a friend or family member with them. I do not blame them for doing this. Going to speak with an attorney likely means that there is some kind of crisis you are facing. A support person can...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Out of Touch Local Democrat One Democrat candidate for County Mayor, Debbie Helsley, has announced what everybody locally has been waiting for: her solution to climate change. A press release heralding Helsley’s “Bold Climate Agenda for Knox...
