by design | Oct 7, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Autumn and Hallowe’en is a synthesis of a combination of parts to form a whole in October, Autumn, at the beginning of the month, and Hallowe’en at the end of the month. Believe it or not, Hallowe’en dates back to 2,000 years go in the area that is now...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 7, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan It is never a good thing to be the victim of a crime. If you are, then at best you have endured something annoying, and at worst, you have experienced something that results in life-changing trauma, injury or even death. When someone is a victim...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 6, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Do you remember the old “Let’s Make a Deal” show with Monte Hall? From what I understand, the show is still on in a different version. The basis is hopeful contestants dress up in oftentimes weird costumes or eye-catching get-ups and then negotiate...
by Ray Hill | Oct 6, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For twenty-eight years, the congressman from Tennessee’s “Hermitage District” had been Joseph W. Byrns. Congressman Byrns was a beloved figure inside the Fifth Congressional district and had been Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives when he had...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com WVLT Channel 8 television in Knoxville reported on October 4th 2017, “Getting the Andrew Johnson Building back on the tax rolls has been a priority for me since I took office as Knox County Mayor,” said...
by design | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Will Rogers once said, “I don’t do comedy, I just report the news.” However, in Roger’s time, unlike today, there was at least some semblance of factual reporting. I used to just laugh at the insanity of Democrat-Progressive-Socialists blather, but...
