by design | Oct 2, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Fountain City Business and Professional Association meeting is coming up on Wednesday, October the 11th. Meetings are held 2nd Wednesday of each month. Note: Please plan to arrive by 11:45. Lunch will be from 11:45-12:15 Introductions begin promptly at 11:55 RSVP...
by design | Oct 2, 2017 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 18, 2017 on or about 10:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein...
by Mike Steely | Oct 2, 2017 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Want a visit to the past? Interested in ghost towns or almost ghost towns? Probably no place in our region is more typical of small, 1880s era towns than Bulls Gap in southern Hawkins County. Located between Morristown and Greeneville the little town...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 2, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan We’ve all seen the movie where a suspect is being questioned about their criminal history and they are reminded of how they were involved in an armed robbery many years ago. The suspect always responds by saying that he was driving a car and his...
by design | Oct 2, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I am sure many of my readers have read these thoughts before but I think they bear repeating. “One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed...
by Joe Rector | Oct 2, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector In Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience,” he says that he meets the U.S. government once a year in the form of the tax collector. He refused to pay those taxes as a means of protesting the Mexican War, which he said enlarged the Southern lands that...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 2, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major A mere mention of the place can bring to mind childhood memories and special times, though there was a time when its popularity seemed to fade. The architecture of ranch-style homes and others nearly eliminated the front porch as many of us remember...
by design | Oct 2, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Though we hear much these days about concussions, football players are not the only victims of head injury. I aver that Americans have had their hearts and souls and minds assaulted for years, and the attacks just keep increasing. No one knows in...
by design | Oct 2, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Celebrate Child Health Week The Knox County Health Department (KCHD), TennCare Kids and a host of community partners are planning activities to observe Child Health Week, Oct. 1-7, 2017. In honor of Child Health Day, first proclaimed by President Calvin Coolidge in...
by design | Oct 1, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Community Honors Councilman Nick Pavlis By Pete Gawda The community came together to honor Nick Pavlis last Friday evening, as he prepares to close a sixteen-year run on the Knoxville City Council. “I’m going to ride my bike, play golf, and enjoy myself,” Pavlis said...
