by design | Aug 14, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Fifth Column By Dr. Jim Ferguson For the first thirty years of my life, I was busy growing up, getting an education. Then I was focused on getting married, starting a medical practice and a family to pay much attention to world events and politics. I do remember my...
by design | Aug 14, 2023 | Columnist, Major
Gibbs Midway IGA By Ralphine Major The event brought lots of fun to the grocery store parking lot! Early in the summer, Cruze Farm, Snow Daddy’s, and 99.1 The Sports Animal were among the attractions outside the Midway IGA in Gibbs Center, Corryton, Tennessee. Since...
by design | Aug 14, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Wait ’til you see that run on the newsreels’ By Tom Mattingly Radio play-by-play announcers from a long-ago day, exemplified by Bill Stern and Ted Husing, were quite good in describing a game their listeners couldn’t see. Here’s an example. The venue was the 1951...
by design | Aug 14, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
Finding Uncle Luke’s Moonshine Still More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely We’re blessed to have so many options for outdoor adventures in our region. Over the years I’ve ventured here and there in our mountains looking for interesting and abandoned places and linking...
by design | Aug 14, 2023 | Public Notice
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION (TDEC) DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR) William R. Snodgrass – Tennessee Tower 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 11th Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING...
by design | Aug 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Town Hall East Hosts Candidate Forum Town Hall East will host a forum including all eight candidates running to serve in the three At-Large City Council seats on Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 4904 Asheville Hwy....
by design | Aug 13, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Talman wants city, county to work together By Focus Staff “We’re going to work together with our neighbors on the county side in a partnership,” promised mayoral candidate Jeff Talman on Thursday. Talman and his wife, Jennifer, were speaking with supporters during...
by design | Aug 13, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Ward Proposes Regional Mental Health Facility As this is written, County Commissioner Kyle Ward is moving along his resolution asking for support from the State of Tennessee to help fund a mental health center for Knoxville. Knoxville is the only city...
by design | Aug 13, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox County GOP enjoys 1st Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The first annual Knox County GOP Sporting Clays Fundraiser was held Friday at Iron Mountain Sporting Clays in Kodak. Owned and operated by U.S. military veterans, Iron...
by design | Aug 13, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill While Lucille Foster McMillin is barely remembered today, she was a pioneer for women in public service during her time. Married to Benton McMillin, a member of Congress for twenty years and twice governor of Tennessee, Lucille Foster McMillin was...
