by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Thousands Of Small Children Are Being Killed In Gaza By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com “A badly burned toddler screamed for a mother he didn’t know was dead, screaming because doctors didn’t have enough painkillers.” “An eight-year-old whose brain is...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Memories by the bushel’ By Tom Mattingly Over the years, football fans seem to make critical, life-changing decisions about team allegiances in their most tender years and live with the impact of those decisions through the rest of their lives. College...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Heading North for a Birthday Weekend By Mark Nagi Regular readers of this column know just how much I enjoy traveling. Getting the opportunity to see new things, have new experiences, visit new places… it’s good for the soul and makes you appreciate what you have at...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, Major
The Promise of Christmas By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com A brief look back at this year is a reminder that 2023 brought its share of change and news. A brilliant red sky ushered in the winter, Gibbs Community lost one of its oldest members in Clayton Sharp, and...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
The Thirty-Three Percent “Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor American way of life. Recognition of the supreme being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism.” President Dwight Eisenhower By Dr. Jim Ferguson If you’re reading...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
Laws Regarding Jails and Prisons By Jedidiah McKeehan If you read through Tennessee law, there are same fairly interesting laws regarding jails and prisons that are still in place. Jail is generally the place where inmates are held who are awaiting trial or are...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE WHEREAS default has occurred in the payment of a debt due Barbara Jean Shagan, secured by a Deed of Trust dated 2/11/11 from Kathleen R. Thompson, and recorded at Instrument # 201102170049923 in the Register’s...
by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fountain City Auction to host 19th Annual Advertisement Sale By Ken Lay It’s a new year and Fountain City Auction will kick off 2024 with its 19th annual Advertisement Sale and Country Store Auction on Saturday, January 6, at 2 p.m. The event is online only and the...
by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
America’s new fascists, the radical Left By Steve Hunley The divide in the Democratic Party over support for Israel versus the antisemitism of the progressive wing of the party has caused some heads to blow off, but it has also revealed some telling points. Many...
by design | Jan 1, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A book with a backstory A Day Away By Mike Steely Sometimes a find in a used book bin can lead to an interesting story about the book and the author. The battered book I recently found in a discard pile, “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” was written by Frances Hodgson...
