by Mike Steely | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Rogersville in Hawkins County has a special place in East Tennessee history. If you’d like to drive up to that old city you might want to make it a loop trip and see lots of thing along the way. My suggestion is to go northeast on Rutledge Pike,...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com A trip to the Knoxville Zoo sounded like fun—especially on the day of the much publicized eclipse! Driving to the sweet spot of Sweetwater, Tennessee, would involve too much traffic. Besides, Charlie and Barbara wanted to...
by design | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There have been enumerable stories about the Great American Eclipse, but this is not. I am a stargazer. I even have an app on my iPhone to help me identify stars, planets and constellations. Interestingly, all heavenly bodies except the moon and...
by design | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Whenever I see a thought, or phrase that touches my heart, I write it down in a notebook, which is getting quite full. Some of these are very familiar, some are fairly new. Let me share some of them with you. Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out...
by Joe Rector | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Like Gene Autry used to sing, “I’m Back in the Saddle Again.” The school year has begun, and I have more students than last year. The feeling of being overwhelmed hit when the rolls indicated that both classes had multiple students. Before long, however,...
by Mark Nagi | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman From time to time we like to catch up with a newsmaker in East Tennessee. This week we had a conversation with Farragut senior tight end Jacob Warren, who has been committed to Tennessee since late May. Warren is hoping to be an early enrollee, and...
by design | Aug 27, 2017 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, KNOX COUNTY WHEREAS, James E. Bay and Kimberly C. Bay executed a Deed of Trust to National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank, Lender and John O. Rhea, Trustee(s), which was dated December...
by design | Aug 27, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Faith, family and community converge to celebrate a miracle By Richie Beeler Johnny Sawyer Dyer just wanted to go home. But even the imagination of a seven-year-old could not have envisioned what was waiting for him when he got there. Last Tuesday night when Sawyer...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 27, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Commission will be considering voting on an issue today that is of vital importance to every resident of our community. The commissioners are being asked to renew the contract for ambulance service held by AMR, formerly Rural/Metro. ...
by design | Aug 27, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The early renewal proposal for ambulance service in Knox County saw lots of discussion and questions during the Knox County Commission’s work session last week and the issue may come to a head today during the regular meeting. The...
