by design | Sep 21, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The French Broad Preservation Association will host its annual Pickle Fest on Sunday, Sept. 25. Festivities will take place at Riverdale School, located at 7009 Thorn Grove Pike in East Knox County, from noon-5 p.m. with a Pickling Competition sponsored by Green River...
by design | Sep 20, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville State Senators Becky Duncan Massey and Richard Briggs have announced that a bridge naming ceremony will be held on Wednesday to honor fallen Knoxville veteran, 1st Lieutenant Robert W. Saunders. The bridge spans State Route 162 on Dutchtown Road in...
by design | Sep 19, 2016 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 21, 2012, executed by DANIELLE M. REECE, JASON A. REECE, conveying certain real property therein...
by Joe Rector | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Ah, the return to the classroom brings about both good and bad memories. It recalls some of the same questions I posed so many years ago. I hope I find answers to them before my time on this earth is done. First, I still wonder what is the reason for...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Sixty-five years is a major milestone for any occasion! Emerson and Cecil (Welch) Mynatt of Halls were married in 1951. On Labor Day Weekend, their family surprised them with an anniversary celebration at the Chop House in Fountain City. These...
by Steve Williams | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Many Tennessee football fans including myself weren’t sure what to expect from the Vols when they went into Saturday’s game against Ohio. After the struggle to get past Appalachian State in the opener and the slow start before pulling away from...
by design | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore On television, and on Facebook, I saw a picture of a little boy with a bloodied face, cuts and bruises on his body. His family was killed by terrorists. His little eyes looked out at the world as if to say, “Why did this happen? What will happen to me...
by design | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson After last week’s polemic, I need a rest from our country’s civil war; and so do my readers. Life will go on without listening to Clinton and the Trumpster’s attacks on each other. There will be ample time to re-engage before November 8th. And...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You have probably never been questioned or arrested by the police, but, in the unlikely case this happens in the future, here are some tips to keep in mind and some misconceptions presented by movies and TV that you may want to avoid. When you are...
by design | Sep 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will sponsor the popular MOTH-ers Night Out program to learn about moths and other nocturnal insects on Saturday, October 1 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. UT Arboretum is at 901 S. Illinois Ave. (HWY 62) in Oak Ridge. ...
