by design | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore My grandmother was a skilled seamstress who worked for the now defunct department store, Watt & Shand, for twenty years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She made mine and my sisters’ dresses from the time we were tots till around the third of fourth...
by design | Dec 7, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The Board of Education took up several potentially controversial topics at last Wednesday’s December Regular Board meeting, including a recommendation regarding inclusion of high school EOC scores in final...
by design | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Friends invited Becky and me to the recent UT-Vandy game. It had been several years since our last visit to Neyland Stadium. Becky and I are both graduates of UT, and she was a cheerleader! Both of us still cheer for our Vols, and when they win...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Signs of the season are everywhere, not only in decorations but in the kindness of strangers in everyday life. Each courteous act brings to life the songs of Elvis and Alan Jackson urging that we carry the Christmas spirit with us every day. The...
by Joe Rector | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Thanksgiving weekend offered most of us the chance to sit back, kick our feet up, and spend the time watching football, eating leftovers, and taking naps. However, that’s not the Rector way. Jim and I had jobs to do and set out to complete the “to-do”...
by Steve Williams | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I thought Nathan Peterman was the worst starting quarterback to play for the University of Tennessee since the Vols switched from the old single wing to the T formation in the mid-1960s. That opinion began soon after Butch Jones started Peterman...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman After winning eight games in the regular season for the first time since 2007, Tennessee has momentum going into the bowl game. More importantly, there are a lot of reasons for Vols fans to be excited about the 2016 season, and it isn’t just...
by design | Dec 6, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
The Gift of Joy through Music By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Frank Graffeo, Executive Director of the Joy of Music School, was surprised Thursday with a donation from Steve Hunley, Fountain City Auction, The Knoxville Focus, and Fountain City Antiques Market....
by design | Dec 6, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com South Doyle Middle School Announces State of the Schools for January 12 The administration and staff of South Doyle Middle School invite you to attend their State of the School address and open communication meeting at 6 p.m....
by design | Dec 6, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams The football teams of Knoxville Catholic and Nashville Pearl-Cohn had much in common record-wise coming into the BlueCross Bowl Class 4A state championship game. Both had overcome 2-4 starts with eight straight wins to reach the finals with identical...
