by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
Raise Your Right Hand, and then Put it Down By Jedidiah McKeehan I am sure we have all seen a movie where someone is sworn in to testify. A bailiff or judge looks at the witness and says, “Raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
The news of my death has been grossly exaggerated. Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson These are troubled times, but apparently not bad enough to stop some people from supporting Biden and the Democrats. It is breathtaking to see how much damage “Joey Demento” and his...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The picture looks like a duplicate of the one used earlier. But this photo is more special. Besides my brother and me, it includes our mother standing between us; and in this picture, King—my brother’s German Shepherd—is distracted by...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Everybody likes a feel-good story. I’m a sucker for one. The slightest good-news item can bring a tear to my eyes. YouTube has sucked me in, and I spend too much time going down rabbit holes for UFC clips, Karen stories, and drum and bugle corps...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
NFL Draft Proves Vols Are Back By Mark Nagi You might have heard the jokes about Texas football. Every time they win a game against a somewhat decent opponent, you hear the “Texas is Back!” bellows from their fans and a lot of the national sports media. But then they...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
A sign that better days were ahead By Tom Mattingly When Josh Heupel compiled an 11-2 record in his second season at Tennessee and again energized the fan base, it brought back memories of another head coach who did likewise in his second season more than 50 years...
by design | May 8, 2023 | Public Notice
court notices NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: CAROL JOSEY IN RE: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, PLLC v CAROL JOSEY 204836-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the defendant...
by design | May 8, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County is hosting its first Sunset Cinema: Movies in the Park Series. The Sunset Cinema is a perfect way to spend a night in the great outdoors, with new movie showings every week! Movies in the Park Series this summer will show screenings of the season’s top...
by design | May 7, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knoxville Dragway raises $5K for area law enforcement By Ken Lay Maynardville — Knoxville Dragway hosted its first major event of the season recently and it was a race to benefit law enforcement officers from Knox and Union counties. The second annual “Outrun...
by design | May 7, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Old Switcheroo Folks in South Knoxville are doing their best to fight off a developer’s effort to repurpose his property at the old South Knoxville High School. Rick Dover owns the South High Assisted Living Facility, which is right smack dab in...
