by Ray Hill | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Most Knoxvillians have heard of the Webb School, but few remember William Robert Webb, the founder and headmaster of the first Webb School. R. Webb was a formidable character by any standard; he was a professional educator throughout his life, as well as a...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal term, “mediation.” What is it? What happens during a mediation? A mediation is an informal process that is used in a large number of lawsuits to try to settle the cases before they go to trial. When a lawsuit has...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10:27-28 ( KJV) It is the most important day on the calendar. For...
by Joe Rector | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My two grandmothers were as different from each other as were their families. They’ve both been gone for a long time, but their memories linger. Mamaw Balch was a small woman. She bore three sons and a daughter. She was a Cureton, and as such, her...
by Mike Steely | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Steely
A DAY AWAY By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com There’s a large new park in the Tennessee State Park systems and it is in East Tennessee in rural Unicoi County. As I’ve written before, my wife and I have visited every state park in Tennessee except this one and we’re...
by Steve Williams | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When it comes to being a fan of the Tennessee Volunteers, Jim Tritt doesn’t mind going the extra mile. He proved that recently. Fired up over the success of this season’s basketball team, Tritt began planning a road trip to St. Louis five days before...
