by design | Apr 5, 2017 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Story time is a popular tradition at public libraries throughout the country, but story time events at the Tennessee State Library and Archives have a special twist: instead of performing with groups of eager children crowded at her feet, the...
by design | Apr 4, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Parrott-Wood Memorial Library in Strawberry Plains will host a “Family Search in Detail” workshop. Come and enjoy Dr. George K. Schweitzer on Monday, April 10th at 5:00 p.m. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD, is a member of the Board of Directors for the East...
by Steve Williams | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When a report first came out that John Currie was going to be the University of Tennessee’s new athletic director, it was hard to believe. Huh … John Currie? Who’s he? For weeks it looked like David Blackburn was going to be the choice. Then...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman East Tennessee lost one of its greatest ambassadors on Wednesday, March 29th when Carson-Newman football coach Ken Sparks passed away at the age of 73, following a five year battle with prostate cancer. “It is a sad day at Mossy Creek,” said...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you have had any interaction with the legal system, there are two terms that you will hear quite often, “trial” and “hearing.” What do these two terms really mean? Do they mean the same thing? Yes and no. Although some attorneys will use...
by Joe Rector | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, my friends and many of my family members are now senior citizens. We don’t feel like oldsters, but our years tells us that we are. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we ran the halls of elementary school and went on to be the bosses on the high...
by design | Apr 3, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The life force seems to beat stronger in some folks than in others. As a doctor I’ve observed this, but as a scientist I don’t understand the phenomena. We’ve all heard stories of aged couples where the surviving spouse strangely dies shortly after...
by design | Apr 2, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Ribbon cutting opens Dogwood Arts By Ken Lay The City of Knoxville and Dogwood Arts kicked off dogwood season Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Griffey Gentry Funeral Home. In 2017, the featured trail is Historic Fountain City, a trail formed in 1957....
by Steve Hunley | Apr 2, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Say it ain’t so. Republicans raising taxes? Tennessee’s Republican governor, Republican-controlled state senate and Republican-controlled house of representatives are moving with lightning speed to raise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. As it stands...
by Ray Hill | Apr 2, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Neither President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull intended to retreat from their demands that Congress renew the cash and carry provision of the neutrality law, while also removing the arms embargo on belligerent nations. The...
