by Steve Hunley | Aug 4, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley As the City of Knoxville government considers the “Recode” proposal, I’ve heard that some officials are insisting Recode will not cause taxes to increase. That just cannot be true. While Recode has undergone more permutations than Frankenstein’s...
by Steve Williams | Aug 4, 2019 | Columnist, The Daily Focus, Williams
By Steve Williams Gratitude filled Terry Brown’s thoughts when he found out he was going to be inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame. The longtime official was very appreciative of being among what he called a “magnificent” 2019 class of inductees,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 29, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A fairly common legal term that you may have heard of is a, “pre-nuptial agreement,” or the shortened version of that term, “pre-nup.” But what actually is a pre-nuptial agreement and what is contained in that agreement? First, let’s break...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 29, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was another beautiful Sunday morning. A day to honor mothers. A day to celebrate graduates. We had just taken our seats when the lady in front of us turned to ask, “Did you hear about Angela?” “No,” I answered. “What about her?” “She had a...
by Joe Rector | Jul 29, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Too many people these days are watching “reality television” programs. “The Apprentice” proved to be one of the more popular of all time, and it propelled the leading character to becoming the president of the country. Others include “The...
by Mike Steely | Jul 29, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Many of us know that Interstate 81 begins just east of Dandridge as I-40 turns south but many people probably don’t know that I-81 continues all the way to Alexandria Bay, New York, and from there enters Canada. It’s an interesting but busy route for...