by design | Jul 13, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Throughout Knox County there are places that we probably know the names of but may not know why. This week The Focus takes a look at the communities and neighborhoods and how or why they got their names. Some are pretty obvious,...
by Ray Hill | Jul 13, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill
By Ray Hil By the decade of the 1940s, E. H. Crump, master of the Shelby County political machine, completely dominated Tennessee politics in partnership with Senator Kenneth D. McKellar. Many historians have made the mistake of overestimating Crump’s influence and...
by design | Jul 13, 2014 | Archives
By Steve Williams They didn’t move in the fences at the Karns Little League baseball field this season. It just seems that way. Coach Shane Parks’ 12-year-old All-Star team belted seven home runs en route to a 23-1 win over McMinn County in the District 6 championship...
by design | Jul 13, 2014 | Archives
By Steve Williams Like most youngsters, Josh Sobota has dreams and goals. He hopes his come true in the Olympics someday. That’s a long way off, but the 14-year-old, who will be a freshman at Bearden High School this fall, is headed in that direction as a top Junior...
by design | Jul 7, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
Last week, a bus load of weary but victorious Knox County Technology Student Association (TSA) students and teachers arrived at West Town Mall around midnight. SPEAK (Students, Parents, Educators Across Knox County) teachers Christina Graham (Kindergarten, Copper...
by design | Jul 7, 2014 | Public Notice
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 23, 1998, executed by JACQUELINE N. PELLICER, conveying certain real property therein described to ARNOLD M. WEISS, as Trustee, as same appears of...
by design | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson My daughter is an English teacher, and writer. She recently commented that I am prolific. I do seem to have a lot to say, perhaps because I have a voice (The Focus) and perhaps because I’m passionate about many things and my country. I was...
by Mike Steely | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you are a fan of The Waltons you may know that Ralph Waite, who played the father in the beloved series, died this past February at the age of 85. Before his long career in acting, Ralph Waite was a WWII Marine veteran, got a Master’s Degree from...
by Joe Rector | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector A couple of weeks ago, I visited a friend on Saturday morning. After a good visit, I hopped into my car and felt as if I’d just exited a time warp. It brought back some memories about the weekends that weren’t all that exciting. The woman met me at the...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 7, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She is a lady of many talents. Focus readers first met her in “What’s in the Bag?” on 12-23-13. The little blue and white teddy bear my brother gave me for Christmas in 1964 is one gift I have kept all these years. It was only when I was writing...
