by Steve Williams | Nov 20, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams John Currie is in the process of making his first major hire as University of Tennessee athletics director. The task of filling UT’s vacant head coaching position could turn out to be just as easy as it once was for the Vols to beat Kentucky and...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Here at The Knoxville Focus we are thankful for a great many things. First and foremost we are thankful for God, family and country. The Focus continues to grow and for that we are also very thankful. For the success The Focus has had, we owe that to...
by Ray Hill | Nov 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “When the water reaches the upper levels, follow the rats.” Quote attributed to Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson was already something of a vestige of a time gone by as he approached the end of his life. Tall, stately, with a full head of...
by design | Nov 13, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson People talk about spring cleaning, but for me fall is a much busier time of the year. It seems that people put off their annual exams as long as possible, and then finally decide to “get’r done.” Fortunately, I now have time to accommodate...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 13, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is a part of our daily lives. Our looks change; our circumstances change; our lifestyles may change; and our routines often change. A look at nature reminds us that the seasons change as beautiful autumn days full of multicolored leaves take on...
by Joe Rector | Nov 13, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Money—it’s something that most of us are short on. It is the means by which we can gain things that we need and want. What amazes me is how prices of things have gone up so much over the years. I often wonder how folks manage to pay for the items they...
