by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com President Trump made a very strong statement on Feb. 13 which will be revolutionary in nature if he can carry it out. He said there is no reason that we should be spending a trillion dollars a year on the military and...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
‘Tis the Season “And we don’t know what all they have on us.” Maxine Waters referring to DOGE investigations By Dr. Jim Ferguson It happens every year about this time. To borrow from John Ward, “It’s [flu] time in Tennessee.” In the southern hemisphere, it’s...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Rule Breaker By Joe Rector Rules are hard things for some people. They have a tendency to rub them the wrong way. At the same time, something rebellious inside makes us want to test the limits to see how far they can be stretched. Most of the time, such actions lead...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
The Right to a Speedy Trial By Jedidiah McKeehan A “speedy trial” is one of those lawyer terms you have probably heard on TV or in a movie without even realizing it. It seems on TV, someone is charged with murder and the trial is happening within just a few days. In...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘An Inferiority Complex?’ By Tom Mattingly There was a time Tennessee did not seem to be the biggest deal in town or at least equivalent to their opponent at a bowl game. That may be hard to believe, but it seemed to have happened in the days leading up to...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | The Daily Focus
TDOT Launches Pothole Repair after Floods and Winter Storm The recent heavy rains and winter weather have created an abundance of potholes along interstates and state routes. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has already enacted its statewide effort...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: DIANE J. HOLLINGSWORTH, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF: P. L. DAVIS, JR., MINNIE D. WILMOTH, THOMAS RUFUS DAVIS, MATTIE DAVIS WEBB, KYLE DAVIS WEBB, WILMA TUCKER WEBB, KYLE T. WEBB, MARTHA ALICE DAVIS BOWEN, JAMES OLIVER BOWEN, JR. IN RE:...
by design | Feb 23, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Gay Street Bridge gets additional city funding for repairs By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Temporary repairs to the Gay Street Bridge were allocated an additional $100,500 Tuesday when the Knoxville City Council met. The funds, going to Gresham...
by design | Feb 23, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Should Fix The Gay Street Bridge Folks in South Knoxville are getting increasingly angry with Mayor Indya Kincannon and the decision to close the Gay Street Bridge to automobile traffic. Kincannon made the startling...
by design | Feb 23, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Specialty equipment, customer care at Next Level By Ken Leinart Jay Linx and his company, Next Level DME, have a great American story. It blends patriotism and the call to service, overcoming adversity, acquiring knowledge and getting better for it, growing, and most...
