by design | Dec 29, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Our minister said what many of us are feeling: “We need Christmas,” because what a year it has been. I can’t fully understand the Depression, WW II or similar events from history because they are not experiential for me. However, I’ve now lived...
by Steve Williams | Dec 29, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams For every cry, there’s a laugh. For every why, there’s a wow. For every end, there’s a start. The Columbine High School massacre was the worst shooting to ever occur on a high school campus in the United States. But from it arose a burning desire to...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 29, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman 2014 is in its dying stages but good news loyal readers… a brand new year is about to kick off. Instead of waiting to see what happens in the sports world over those 365 days, I’ve dusted off the handy dandy crystal ball and found out exactly what is...
by Joe Rector | Dec 29, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s time to reflect upon the 2014. I do that instead of making resolutions, which, in my case, are nothing more than a list of good intentions that rarely are fulfilled. Instead, I reflect upon the past year and try to figure out what I’ve learned. For...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 29, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She handed me a tiny box with my name on it. When I lifted the lid to see the gift inside, it was a beautiful ornament. I held it up by the red velvet ribbon hanger; its sparkles reminded me of a glistening, new-fallen snow. At a glance, I could...
by design | Dec 29, 2014 | Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Vivian J. Calloway Docket Number 75771-2 Notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of December, 2014, letters testamentary in respect of the Estate of Vivian J. Calloway who died Nov 14, 2014, were issued the undersigned by the Clerk...
by design | Dec 28, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Historic Moses School Building announced as site for Emerald Academy By Focus Staff Knox County’s first public charter school has found a home. Emerald Charter Schools recently purchased the Historic Moses School Building building in Mechanicsville from Boys &...
by design | Dec 28, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Ever wondered how the oil was distributed in the days before those huge tanker trucks? Ever see an Oil Wagon? Horsepower for the oil wagons was just that, horse power. There are very few of these old oil wagons left but there’s one...
by Ray Hill | Dec 28, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Senator Kenneth D. McKellar once claimed that outside of the three men who served as President of the United States, Robert Love Taylor was “the best-known man to the Republic at large that Tennessee has ever produced”. It well may have been true. Robert...
by design | Dec 28, 2014 | Archives
Ground was officially broken for a gymnasium expansion at the corner of West Sunrise and West Oldham for Dayspring Christian Academy on Thursday, December 18. Administrator Rob Burress said, “We thank the Lord for those who have partnered with us in prayer and...
