by Ralphine Major | Feb 1, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com He is well known around Harbison’s Crossroads. On January 12, 2021, the longtime Corryton resident turned 99 years old! Clayton Sharp has lived through much during his 99 years and can now add the COVID-19 pandemic to the list. ...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 31, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley State Representative Gloria Johnson is, as usual, mighty sore at the administration of Governor Bill Lee. Turns out Johnson is mad because the governor is stingy with that there taxpayer money. Readers will recall Governor Lee has called the state...
by Ray Hill | Jan 31, 2021 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill An imposing statue dominates the State Capitol in Nashville, yet few recognize the figure staring off into the distance, overlooking the street where he was murdered in downtown Nashville. Edward Ward Carmack was by profession a newspaperman, but he...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 31, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi Last week the next era of Tennessee football officially got underway with the hiring of Central Florida’s Josh Heupel as the Vols’ new head coach. “I’m excited about what we’re embarking on,” said Heupel during his introductory press conference on January...
by Jim Ferguson | Jan 25, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson
There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens…a time to be born and a time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Worse than anything is the wish to die and yet not be able to do so. Roman poet, Cornelius Gallus. By Dr. Jim Ferguson...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 25, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the comment I hear most often from Focus readers: I look for the Bible verse in your column. When I first started writing for The Focus, I would sometimes include a favorite Bible passage in my true, human interest column. When COVID-19...