by design | Oct 31, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I feel like a soldier awaiting the signal to charge enemy lines. I never vote until election day because I don’t trust early voting where ballots might get lost or not even counted unless they’re necessary to decide a close vote. Perhaps I’m being...
by Mark Nagi | Oct 31, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman So a few months back some of my old college friends and I scheduled a get together in the great state of Tennessee. The plan was to spend a couple of nights in Nashville and see an NFL game. We settled on the middle of October and the huge...
by design | Oct 31, 2016 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, KNOX COUNTY WHEREAS, Lynette K. Martin executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., Lender and Larry A. Weissman, Trustee(s), which was dated May 5,...
by design | Oct 30, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Yes, your vote will count By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Cliff Rodgers, Knox County Administrator of Elections, told The Focus last week that anyone who hasn’t voted in the last two national elections become “inactive.” If the voter appears at their polling...
by design | Oct 30, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com A dozen Fountain City residents assembled recently to discuss forming a group that could help coordinate the future of that community. Commercial Bank President John Fugate invited the representatives of various local organizations...
by Ray Hill | Oct 30, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Howard Baker had accomplished what most observers had believed to be the impossible by defeating Governor Frank Clement for the United States Senate in the November election in 1966. Baker became the first Republican ever to be popularly elected to the U....
by Ralphine Major | Oct 30, 2016 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major He grew up on Emory Road just west of Fairview Baptist Church, graduated from Gibbs High School’s Class of 1944, and served in WWII. Lynn Tillett of Corryton, Tennessee, passed away October 19, 2016, at the age of 90. I did not personally know Mr....
by design | Oct 30, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Georde Goodwyn, who made the switch from basketball to distance running last year, enjoyed his first win in cross country at the Region 2 A-AA meet Thursday at Victor Ashe Park. The Catholic High senior didn’t just win, he dominated the field as...
by design | Oct 30, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The resurgence of downtown Knoxville is underway and several vacant buildings are in various stages of renovation. Recently the city-owned Tennessee Supreme Court Building received four bid proposals, the former Phoenix Hotel and...
by design | Oct 30, 2016 | The Daily Focus
In partnership with the City of Knoxville’s West Jackson Avenue Streetscapes Project, KUB and its contractor are scheduled to begin preparation work on the roadway surface ahead of the utility improvement portion of the project on Monday, Oct. 31. Next week,...
