by design | Apr 8, 2014 | sports, The Daily Focus
Former Tennessee head football coach Philip Fulmer, accompanied by former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum, will begin a USO (United Service Organizations) tour of the Middle East this week. The pair is participating in the USO Celebrity Entertainment Program,...
by design | Apr 8, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Schedule of Events: From 4:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.: Candidates are present at their booth or have a staffed table — meet and greet. From 5:15p.m.-5:30p.m.: We will have audience take their seats, explain the program format and say the pledge of allegiance....
by design | Apr 7, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Ok, I am going to show you how you can save a ton of money. In June we have the CMAfest in Nashville. Right now the price for a close hotel to the events is around $400-$500 a night within a two mile radius of LP Field. Ouch! If you still want to go, I advise to...
by design | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I plan to see the movie Noah despite the warnings of some fundamentalists. I believe my faith can handle a story not told by the King James Bible. I mean no disrespect to the fundamentalist perspective, which originated in the late 19th century,...
by Mike Steely | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely I don’t know about you, but when I was a teen and had the use of the family car I often went to a drive-in theater, either with a bunch of other teens or with a date. Taking a date was my preference but it was seldom that a date would opt for a drive-in...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “and these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up” (Deuteronomy...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Injunctions are orders made by a court to protect individuals from specific harm. Under Tennessee law, the Chancery Court has historically been the court of equity, undertaking to prevent harm rather than punish the...
by Joe Rector | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’ve been doing a bit of driving to supplement my income. The job entails delivering a new car to one dealer and then returning with another from that lot. It’s a good job; I only wish the drives came at least a couple of times each week. At any rate,...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The Tennessee Lady Vols entered the NCAA Tournament trying to get to their first Final Four since 2008, and earn a trip to Nashville. The wait continues. On Sunday, March 30, the top seeded Lady Vols were stunned by fourth-seed Maryland 73-62 in their...
by Steve Williams | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’s hard to argue with a Sweet 16 showing, but Tennessee could have won the NCAA championship this season. Point guard DeAndre Mathieu, a product of Knoxville Central High School who helped lead Minnesota to the NIT title last week, could have made...
