by Mike Steely | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Cookeville is a popular stop for travelers headed west on I-40 with its many restaurants and hotels on the interstate as well as a lively downtown. If you are a fan of odd attractions, then Cookeville has more than a few for you to visit. Seeing...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major As I recall, it was one of the largest snows of the season in 1986, and it came on a Friday. The date was February 14. Focus readers may remember that many people were caught off guard by the beautiful white flakes that began falling around...
by Steve Williams | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams In a way, Tennessee’s post-season basketball season has already begun. The March Madness for the Vols started after back-to-back road losses at Auburn and Arkansas in February. At that point, getting invited to the Big Dance seemed out...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 8, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Mike McMillan was reelected to the Knox County Board of Education last week to a new four-year term. McMillan defeated two opponents, Adam Brown and Leon Daugherty, finally winning with more than 57% of the vote. The remarkable thing about McMillan’s...
by Ray Hill | Mar 8, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William Gannaway “Parson” Brownlow had been elected governor of Tennessee in 1865, taking the oath of office four days before General Robert E. Lee tendered his surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Governor Brownlow was engaged in a heated...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time I will have someone contact me and ask me if I am willing to represent them on a pro bono basis, and usually they are kind of a jerk about it. They act like it would be a privilege to represent them on a pro bono basis. ...
