by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Who played in the final Garden State Bowl? By Tom Mattingly Who played in the final Garden State Bowl? It’s been more than 40 years since the bowl’s demise on Dec. 13, 1981, but fans in the know in Knoxville, Tenn., and Madison, Wis., know the answer, almost by heart....
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee Football Welcomes Class of 2024 By Mark Nagi I can’t be the only one who misses the old National Signing Day. The first Wednesday in February brought with it fax machines and madness as thousands of college football fans eagerly anticipated which players...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Tired of three things By Joe Rector I know that I’m at an age where no one wants to hear what I have to say on any subject. Most folks just call me grumpy, or worse. For years, I commented on most controversial subjects and spared no one’s feelings. I’ve mellowed...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Finding Christ in Christmas By Ralphine Major As the Christmas celebration closes in 2023, did you find Christ in Christmas this year? Perhaps you found Him while unwrapping a pretty package from under the tree. Perhaps you found Him during the Christmas program in...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Populisms By Dr. Jim Ferguson This will be my last Focus column of 2023. And even though there is little difference week to week, we are all, nonetheless, time-focused creatures. In his trilogy on the origins of Western Civilization, Thomas Cahill imagined a moment...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
On turning 77 years old By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When does one become an old person? For me it was today, December 26, when I realized I am now 77 years old. By anyone’s standards that’s old. I was born in 1946 and supposedly may be the...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Merry Christmas By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com This Christmas, like all the ones before, I am grateful to have been blessed with great parents who had struggled to get an education and who made it easy for me and my brother to go to...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrats And Republicans Used To Get Along Better By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A worker at Holston Hills Country Club a few weeks ago told me I was the only Republican he ever voted for. Many Democrats over the years have said similar things like that...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | The Daily Focus
WANT TO GET SOME EXERCISE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR? COME TO THE UT ARBORETUM FOR A SHORT HIKE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 1 Do you get overloaded on football, food and festivities? The UT Arboretum Society is offering a great alternative: start out the year on the...
by design | Dec 26, 2023 | 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...
