by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Day Away by Mike Steely Named for the former Tennessee Senator who served as president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Andrew Johnson Highway begins when Asheville Highway splits and the northeast portion becomes the AJ Highway heading toward Jefferson...
by design | Feb 13, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Taking the Benton Loop By Mike Steely Getting out in the winter with the family can be inexpensive if you just take a ride and visit some of the most interesting places in our region. Polk County, southeast of Knoxville, is one of the more rural parts of East...
by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away by Mike Steely If you are tired of being cooped up with the rain and winter weather, you may want to take the family for a brief drive and visit some of the smaller communities that surround Knoxville. Just north of Knoxville are several interesting...
by design | Jan 23, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Crab Orchard is almost forgotten A Day Away By Mike Steely Crab Orchard atop Cumberland Mountain is one of the most historic communities in our region. The drive up the mountain west of Kingston gives you a small idea of what early travelers and settlers faced. The...
by design | Jan 16, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
MLK and the 14th Street Bridge incident By Mike Steely When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed I was stationed in Washington, D.C., at Coast Guard HQ. The evening after his death many towns erupted with demonstrations, violence and theft. Being one of the petty...
by design | Jan 9, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
What do you collect? By Mike Steely My wife and I collect cups and photos from the places we visited or lived, campaign and promotional buttons.. During the recent holiday break, I asked other folks what they collect. The replies came from Focus newspaper and online...
