by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
Final Four Eludes Vols, Again… By Mark Nagi Let’s start by saying that two things can be accurate at the same time. Tennessee’s men’s basketball team had another terrific season… and Tennessee’s men’s basketball team had a disappointing end to that same season. For...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
The Vols were ‘back’ and in a big way By Tom Mattingly Has there ever been a better fourth quarter rally than in the 1964 Georgia Tech game, played Nov. 7 at Grant Field in Atlanta? It was the seventh game in Doug Dickey’s first year as Tennessee head...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Definitions Stupid is as stupid does Forrest Gump By Dr. Jim Ferguson Apparently, an expensive education at Columbia produces stupidity as evidenced by graduates tearing up their diplomas in an anti-Trump/Musk protest. Forrest would agree. Sometimes the best...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Remembering Memphis visits A Day Away By Mike Steely My wife and I have visited Memphis several times in the past. Sometimes it was on business and sometimes we were there on vacation. The drive from Knoxville to Memphis is almost 400 miles, but there’s lots to see...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Say Thank You By Joe Rector Believe it or not, the next phase of the Schaad Road extension is in its last days. Paving has been completed on most of the road. After first deciding not to place a red light at Andes Road, Knox County discovered what a dangerous...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Looking for Victory in the Valley (Part 4) By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor We often take things for granted until we experience them firsthand. We hear stories about love, loss, struggles and joy from others, but until we go through them...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | The Daily Focus
“You guys got me” By Mike Steely At the end of the Knoxville City Council meeting on April 1, nine people were listed as wanting to take part in the Public Forum that follows each meeting. Vice-Mayor Tommy Smith moved to allow each of the people to speak for five...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust executed May 4, 2018 by Frank E. Beaty and Janell L. Beaty as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Knox County, Tennessee, in Register’s Instrument No. 201805090066309, and conveyed in trust...
by design | Apr 6, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Vietnam veterans remembered in annual ceremony By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com About 200 people turned out for the National Vietnam War Day ceremonies at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial in World’s Fair Park recently. The event, sponsored by the...
by design | Apr 6, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Martin Daniel Elected Knox Co. GOP Chairman Congratulations to former state Representative Martin Daniel, who was elected chairman of Knox County’s Republican Party. Daniel won a decisive victory over incumbent Buddy Burkhardt by...
