by Joe Rector | Nov 23, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Yes, I know that Thanksgiving is still three more days away, but I wanted to get a jump on it and make my list of all the things for which I am thankful and for the blessings poured out to me. I’m thankful for the job I have. The previous one that I had...
by design | Nov 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Several months ago, the Focus reported on the untimely forced resignation of BHS Softball Coach Leonard Sams. Coach Sams took the BHS softball team to State tournament last May – a first in Bearden history, and had just been voted District Coach of the...
by design | Nov 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Fulton Student Awarded “Golden Eagle” Scholarship More than 100 Latino students and families attended the region’s first Latino College and Resource Fair hosted at Fulton High School on Tuesday. The event planning team...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The two campaigns drawing the biggest crowds as the presidential primaries approach are still Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The establishment in both parties is desperately trying to circle the wagons and figure out just what the heck is going on. ...
by Ray Hill | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill There are several stories told about Tennessee’s Senator Kenneth D. McKellar, some of which have become legend. Perhaps the most frequently told story is that of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asking McKellar if the Tennessean could hide $2 billion...
by design | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore November is our middle child in the family of months during the year. The ghosts, witches, and goblins are nestled away in their coven of October, which lends room to the dreary, cold days that accompany us on the way to brighter days in the near...
