by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
How do I get to see the game? By Tom Mattingly Sometimes a casual comment, a throwaway line, perhaps, engenders a response that is totally unexpected. Lindsey Nelson was set to call the 1958 Tennessee-Auburn game at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., for NBC in late...
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
A Trip to the Mid-Summer Classic By Mark Nagi There was a time when the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was one of the biggest sporting events in the country. There was something special about watching the stars from the American and National Leagues square off....
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Timely Thoughts Change your thoughts and you change the world. Norman Vincent Peale By Dr. Jim Ferguson Time is an interesting concept. Science shows that we exist in a reality of three spatial dimensions and time. As an example, I am just shy of 5-foot 8-inches...
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Celebrating Our Freedom By Ralphine Major Freedom to worship. It is one of the most cherished of all the freedoms Americans enjoy. Our country was founded on such liberty, and the Fourth of July is a perfect time to celebrate all the freedoms that we hold dear. On...
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
My job is the best By Joe Rector I have the best part-time job. No, the pay isn’t that good, and for most people the hours are lousy. With that said, I still believe that I’m fortunate to have this job. My job is to mow the tee boxes at Knoxville Municipal Golf...
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | Public Notice
order of PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR GRAINGER COUNTY, TENNESSEE Adam Greene, Plaintiff, v. Misty Michelle Greene, Defendant. No. 2023-CH-39 ORDER OF PUBLICATION In this cause, it appearing from the affidavit that the residence of...
by design | Jul 17, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Choral Society Announces Fall Auditions for 2023-2024 Season 2023-2024 season openings for all voice parts The Knoxville Choral Society is pleased to announce fall auditions for the 2023-2024 season on August 13, 14, 20, and 21. Auditions will be held at...
by design | Jul 16, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Park and Play Mobile visits Solway Park By Ken Lay Knox County Parks and Recreation’s Park and Play Mobile rolled into Northwest Knox County Thursday morning as it made a stop at Solway Park, located at 3205 Solway Drive. The event is the third hosted by Knox County...
by design | Jul 16, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Municipal Judge: Experience Matters Some folks are shaking their heads wondering why the Sierra Club would endorse a candidate for Knoxville’s Municipal judge. Just what threat to the environment is represented by traffic court? The incumbent...
by design | Jul 16, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
South Haven is proud and growing By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com South Haven is as unique as any Knoxville neighborhood with a wide variety of people, incomes, homes and religious backgrounds and lots of pride in their part of the city. The...
