by design | Nov 9, 2014 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For decades, one of the most politically and socially prominent families in Alabama were the Bankheads. John H. Bankhead was both a Congressman and senator from Alabama; his children would all occupy important posts in the state. His son and namesake,...
by design | Nov 9, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Kroger has asked for a postponement on its proposed store and shopping complex as the corporation changes its plans and redesigns the entry and exits at the site, located at the former airfield on Emory Road near Interstate...
by design | Nov 9, 2014 | Archives
By Bill Mynatt, Radio Voice of South-Doyle Cherokee Football on AM 620 WRJZ CherokeeRadioVoice@frontier.com It took a while, but the 5th ranked South-Doyle Cherokee football team finally figured out a stubborn Gibbs team to advance on in the TSSAA Class 5A playoffs on...
by design | Nov 4, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
by design | Nov 3, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Philosophically, I am a 20th century man who finds himself transported into the 21st century. Mark Twain once wrote a book about time travel and a man who was transported backwards in time to King Arthur’s court. That Connecticut Yankee found...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 3, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “I was a coal miner’s daughter,” she told me, “like Loretta Lynn.” But this coal miner’s daughter is from Tennessee. Maxine Washington celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday, October 26, 2014, at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church where she has been a...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 3, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman And it has begun… I was listening to local sports talk radio the other day and heard a caller say that if Vols head coach Butch Jones leaves Tennessee to take the Michigan job that UT should try to hire Dan Mullen away from Mississippi State or Gus...
by Joe Rector | Nov 3, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Weekends at our house in the 1960’s took on a routine that included work, play, and family. Back then, our parents managed life on a small income and herded three boys along the way. We had jobs to complete, church to attend, and Sunday dinners to enjoy....
by design | Nov 3, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher In September when County Commission was interviewing candidates to temporarily fill Indya Kincannon’s Second District BOE seat, John Fugate said he thought one of the biggest concerns in the district was the “immigrant problem.” Although some reporters...
by design | Nov 3, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com When former elementary librarian Amber Roundtree ran for School Board last spring, one of her campaign promises was that she would reduce the amount of high-stakes testing for the youngest students. Of note was the SAT-10...
