by design | Sep 28, 2014 | Archives
By Ken Lay In the tradition-rich Farragut High-Bearden High girls soccer rivalry, it was a pair of high school rookies who stole the show and propelled the Lady Admirals to a 2-1 win over the Lady Bulldogs Thursday night at Bruce Allender Field. Farragut freshman...
by design | Sep 23, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
If you haven’t registered for Mayor Tim Burchett’s 6th Annual Senior Appreciation Picnic you’ll need to do so by this Friday, September 26. The free event, which features food, activities, live entertainment, and an expo tent with vendors, takes...
by design | Sep 22, 2014 | Public Notice
75 FORECLOSURES 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 April 30, 2001, executed by BRENDA GASKIN-RILEY , conveying certain real property therein described to...
by design | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Autumn is here. The start of this lovely season entails football games, the gradual turning of green leaves to brilliant hues, pumpkins, and much desired cooler weather. The smell of freshly mown grass still permeates our noses but it won’t be long...
by design | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson At first glance some of you may be puzzled by this title. Or perhaps you thought I misspelled the phrase “kawabonga” used by Chief Thunderthud on the Howdy Doody show. Maybe you thought I was using surfer lingo, “cowabunga,” or quoting Snoopy in...
by Mark Nagi | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman On Saturday the Tennessee Volunteers will try to do something they haven’t done in eight years. Win a game in Athens, Georgia. The Vols are coming off their first loss of the season, a 34-10 defeat at the hands of 4th-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. “Coach...
by Steve Williams | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams At the quarter pole of the 2014 University of Tennessee football season, Coach Butch Jones’ youthful Vols are 2-1 and in a pretty good position to accomplish their goal of qualifying for a post-season bowl game. Extreme optimists also see a bigger...
by Joe Rector | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Oh my, folks have such little sense these days. They also seem to be looking for something over which they can throw a conniption fit. Many of these individuals remind me of whiny little children who throw fits when they suffer for the acts that they’ve...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major For a small, rural Knox County school, Bob Dagley’s roster for the 1964-65 Gibbs Eagles’ basketball team was loaded with talent. While the starters may have led the way for the Eagles, Dagley is quick to praise the efforts of those super subs who...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
Before a child may be adopted, parental rights must be terminated. “Parental rights” are the rights to act as a parent, to care for, to name and to claim custodial rights with respect to a child. If these rights are terminated, an adoption may take place and the...
