by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Columnist, Major
The Amazing Life of Elizabeth ‘Lib’ Peters McCluskey By Ralphine Major I thought she had a look of elegance. She was friendly and kind. She was also a great role model. She was Elizabeth Peters McCluskey—a pastor’s wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a...
by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Winds of Change? I care about the reality of goodness, not the perception of it. Elon Musk By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps it’s just me, but I don’t remember so many salutations of “Happy Thanksgiving” as I heard this year. I found it infectious, so I responded in kind....
by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Jellico to host a lost treasure forum More Than A Day Away by Mike Steely On Saturday, December 9, I’ll travel up to my hometown, Jellico, to be part of a forum about a lost treasure tale there. Years ago I published “Swift’s Silver Mine and Related Appalachian...
by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Black, Columnist
The border and the inaction of the Republicans in Congress By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Virtually everyone I know thinks that the southern border is a disaster. I just returned from my annual deer hunting trip in Eagle Pass, Texas,...
by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
JFK: U.S. Cannot Solve Every World Problem By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On November 16, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave one of his most famous speeches at the University of Washington in Seattle. The words he spoke then are even more true today,...
by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
When the Cops Tell You It’s a ‘Civil Matter’ that Means They Are Not Going to Help You By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time I have individuals call me and recount to me a story about trying to obtain their kids from their ex-spouse, or trying to have someone...
by design | Dec 4, 2023 | Public Notice
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF HUDSON LEVI EMERT Date of Birth: 12/06/2016 Social Security No. (Under Seal) Docket No. 7445 BY: KRISTY WOOD, Maternal Aunt Petitioners v....
by design | Dec 3, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
McMillan to Retire From Board of Education By Ray Hill Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the Knox County Board of Education, has announced he will not seek reelection next year. During McMillan’s tenure, the board of education has seen something like $100...
by design | Dec 3, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley For Leftists, ‘Stupid’ Is The New ‘Smart’ If 80 is the new 60, then in today’s society stupid is the new smart. It is nothing less than amazing to see a host of people readily swallow things that not only defy logic, frequently...
by design | Dec 3, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
West is golden again! Defense stops Page’s last play for 24-19 win By Steve Williams It was a team that had leaned on its defense much of the season. That unit had one more play to roll up their sleeves and go to work; a play that would determine a gold or silver...
