by Steve Hunley | Nov 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Focus carries a special remembrance of Ben Atchley, who passed away last week. It is a reminder to us all of a different time in the political landscape of Knox County of how a truly good man prospered in the turmoil of Tennessee politics. Ben...
by Mike Steely | Nov 12, 2018 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely One of the most rustic and wondrous areas within a couple of hours drive from Knoxville can be found at Pickett CCC Memorial State Park. The CCC stands for the Civilian Conservation Corps which worked to create the park, as the Depression Era federal...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 12, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major A journey that began in rural East Tennessee led the aspiring doctor far from his Grainger County home. It was during the early 1930s when Alvis David Simmons enrolled at The University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis. While there, Simmons...
by Joe Rector | Nov 12, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Life decisions are often difficult ones for us humans to make. Unlike our dogs, who while away the days sleeping, sunning, playing, and eating, we must make choices. The tough part about making those choices is having to also accept and live with the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 12, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan I have many people come to me and tell me that they want a divorce and that their spouse is the one who cheated on them. Most people believe that that fact entitles them to some great relief of some kind. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Only...
by design | Nov 12, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson One my travel axioms (sayings) is, “Get on a plane, rent a car and you can see the world.” Having visited four continents and after a dozen sojourns in Europe, my wanderlust has dissipated, but not gone altogether. The picture above is a view of...
