by design | Jul 19, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay Fountain City Park got a bit of a much needed face lift, courtesy of an area Eagle Scout candidate recently. Nicholas West, an 18-year old Halls resident undertook the project, which was a requirement for earning the Eagle Scout ranking from Boy Scouts of...
by Ray Hill | Jul 19, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For twenty years, James Willis Taylor was the Congressman from Tennessee’s Second Congressional district. J. Will Taylor, popularly known to many of his constituents as “Hillbilly Bill,” was a power in both the national Republican Party and the...
by design | Jul 19, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Ron Eller remembers when Morristown made it all the way to the Little League Baseball World Series in 1985. “That team played the year after me,” recalled Eller, who finished play in the Morristown Little League program in 1984 and now, 31...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 19, 2015 | Archives, Major
By Ralphine Major What animal can hold a child’s attention better than a mischievous, cunning penguin? Piddle Diddle is such a penguin! Despite her small size, she can be an example to children. Size is an obstacle only if you let it be, and penguins are some of...
by design | Jul 17, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Old North Knoxville sits in a Historic District. Here and there are a few homes for sale along the sidewalks and tree-lined streets. The houses vary in style; some are single story and some are large two-story homes, most dating...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 13, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the annual Gibbs Christmas Parade that many associate with the club’s activities. But there is a long list of worthwhile projects that benefit from the Gibbs Ruritan Club’s hard work and generosity. My family and I were honored to be guests...
by Joe Rector | Jul 13, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I watched the U.S. women’s soccer team work their magic and claim the world championship before the first half was over. The stadium was filled with ecstatic fans who had dressed in their creative costumes and waved flags as they chanted, “USA! USA!”...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I am learning how clouds form. What brought this curiosity on about clouds? I was thinking the other day how many cloudy days there have been in this year of 2015. It seems like a lot. I can’t really...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Many years ago a sizable group of Americans were identified as the Silent Majority. I wonder what happened to these people. Did they change their conservative philosophy and morph into something else? Did they all die? I don’t think they were...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | 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 August 21, 2009, executed by WILLIAM W. UNDERWOOD, conveying certain real property therein described to...
