by design | May 4, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Dogwood Arts Prepares for the Inaugural Southern Skies Music Festival A celebration that’s been three years in the making finally comes to fruition next Saturday when the inaugural Southern Skies Music Festival takes place in World’s Fair Park on May 14th. Dogwood...
by design | May 3, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Bar Foundation will recognize twelve esteemed members of Knoxville’s legal community at their Annual Reception on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Each year the Foundation inducts a new Fellows Class which is less than one percent of the active bar association. ...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Last year my wife and I discovered the Storybook Trail at Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park and, since we bought a new camper trailer, we decided to go again to try out the campground, explore the rest of the park and take a side trip to...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The latest French election shows voter discontent with the establishment. The incumbent was primarily challenged by the same far right candidate that was soundly vanquished in the last election. However,...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The Biden Administration has gone so far to the left that they have messed up about everything they have touched so far. What a record: high gas prices, highest inflation in 47 years, illegal aliens flooding in at record...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
To have a good marriage is luck. To have a great marriage requires hard work. Becky Venable Ferguson Two are better than one… Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4: 9, 12 By Dr. Jim...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It requires no special training—no license, no diploma, no degree. The qualifications that are often needed may sometimes be technical and tedious. The position is often taken for granted or even overlooked, yet it is one of the most important...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Jo Rector Amy walked into my office door and told me not to mark any appointments on Tuesday. When I asked why she explained that a friend had arranged a meeting with Sheriff Tom Spangler. The idea sounded solid since we’d never met the man and wanted to find out...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan The term “common law marriage” is one you may have heard of at some point. A common law marriage is where two people hold themselves out as married, consider the other person their spouse, and may even have taken the step of having the same last...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi A few weeks ago, I was watching WrestleMania 38. I have a Peacock subscription, so it wasn’t like I was shelling out $50 for the pay-per-view. Admittedly I’m not a big wrestling fan. I didn’t know much about the current stars, their rivalries, or the...
