by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
One of the legendary professors By Tom Mattingly Sometimes the names of people you’ve admired greatly over the years pop into your head for no specific reason. That was the case with Jimmy Walls, James Gray Walls, Sr., officially, the professor who taught the...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Much Has Changed Since ‘Andy Of Mayberry Days’ By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about how so many things had changed since I grew up in “Andy of Mayberry Days” in the 50s and early 60s. A few of the many examples I gave were that families...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Random Thoughts By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com How can law enforcement find the Long Island serial killer but can’t find who leaked the Supreme Court’s opinion on abortion or who left the cocaine at the White House? Remember when...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
You are always allowed to represent yourself… but should you? By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time, I will have a consultation with someone, and it becomes clear to me that they are pumping me for information so they can try to represent themselves. Sometimes...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely My fascination with ghost towns goes back to my childhood and growing up along the Tennessee and Kentucky border where there were many abandoned coal mining towns. I remember visiting places like Morley, Pruden and Habersham shortly after...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. Philip K. Dick By Dr. Jim Ferguson I realize it’s challenging to discern the truth these days. Some might even argue, “What difference at this point does it make?”...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Major
First Day of School By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It may not have had the flair or fanfare seen in many social posts today, but the picture shown here was taken on one of my first days of school in the early sixties. Mother used her Kodak camera to capture...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Sharing the Dark with Neighbors By Joe Rector The tree man dug in the apparatuses on his feet and began climbing the dead pine tree. It stood at least 75 feet tall with long, brittle branches from mid-trunk to the top. He cut whole limbs and let them crash to the...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Public Notice
court notices NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE CHANCERY DIVISION AT CLINTON, TENNESSEE Anthony Reynolds Whereabouts Unknown Last Known Address: 6606 Raccoon Valley Road Knoxville, TN 37921 Heather Reynolds,...
by design | Jul 30, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Early voting starts next week for city primary By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A week from tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9, early voting opens for Knoxville’s Primary Election and will continue through August 24. August 29 is the election day and...
