by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Hollywood’s Strike By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com When I wrote this piece, Hollywood actors and writers are on strike. The question is “Will anyone notice?” I certainly won’t since I don’t go to movies. The last movie I sat through in a...
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
American Kudzu The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus By Dr. Jim Ferguson Anyone who has lived in the South knows about kudzu, although the invasive vine is now found in 32 states and Canada. Government geniuses in the 1930s encouraged...
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
They’re at it again By Joe Rector A drive up most side roads here in Ball Camp and most other neighborhoods in Knoxville will find the topsoil scraped away and heavy machinery cutting roads and drains and sewer lines to squeeze too many houses onto too little land....
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Wallace Memorial Celebrates 70 Years! By Ralphine Major “God has been good, and God has blessed.” Those words were spoken by Dr. James McCluskey at the special 70th Anniversary service on July 30, 2023, at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. In...
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
The most exciting moment of their lives By Tom Mattingly Seldom has one game attracted the attention of the “Tennessee Nation” as did the 1986 Sugar Bowl win over Miami. The 35-7 win, seemingly against all odds, is one of the first games mentioned when Vol fans begin...
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Parrott-Wood Memorial (3133 W. Old A.J. Hwy., Strawberry Plains, TN 37871) is hosting a meet, greet and book signing on Monday, August 21, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. with local author Ron Leadbetter. He will be debuting his new book: ” A Stunning World of Faith,...
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE ANGELA NEWCOMB DANIELS -Vs- KEITH DANIELS Docket# 156960 IN THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the defendant KEITH DANIELS is a non-resident...
by design | Aug 20, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Ward urges state to help with mental health facility By Focus Staff Knox County Commissioner Kyle Ward has fired off a letter to Governor Bill Lee urging financial support for a mental health facility to be located in Knoxville and Knox County. Of the four big urban...
by design | Aug 20, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Comprehensive Mental Health-Drug Treatment Center Needed For Knox And Surrounding Counties Knox County Commissioner Kyle Ward has certainly created a lot of conversation when he lobbed the resolution asking for the State of Tennessee to consider...
by design | Aug 20, 2023 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
Fulton’s father figure and guiding light passes away By Steve Williams Bob Black was a longtime teacher, coach and administrator at Fulton High School. And on top of that, he became a father figure to the students and a guiding light for many years. After being on the...
