by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, was born and raised in Sewanee where her father and grandfather managed the grocery section of the University Supply Store for a combined total of more than 70 years. Lynn had a book entitled “Sewanee...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Brandon Roberts, Central’s newest head baseball coach, grew up in South Florida and the high school team he played on was voted No. 1 in the nation in Baseball America his junior year at ArchBishop McCarthy. Roberts went on to have a standout playing...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force. – George Orwell By Dr. Jim Ferguson I just received a Christmas gift at Halloween! A shipment of my new novel, “Mantis,” just arrived by UPS, so I decided...
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By Steve Williams On paper, Farragut’s girls cross country team looks like it has a good chance of bringing home the gold from this year’s TSSAA state meet. But the finish line for reaching that goal is still a long way off. First, the Lady Admirals must qualify for...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com I was going to include a joke about socialism, but I realized that was redundant. Most of the opposition voiced over the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill has been its size. However, the bill should be opposed because...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi The Knoxville Catholic Lady Irish and Briarcrest Christian Saints girls’ volleyball teams know each other very well. October meetings in Murfreesboro have become a regular occurrence. Unfortunately for the Lady Irish, the Saints have had the upper...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely This Thursday is the final day for early voting in the Knoxville City Election for five City Council seats. How does the number of voters in this general election compare with previous years? Chris Davis, Administrator of the Knox County Election...
by design | Oct 23, 2021 | The Daily Focus
On Monday, Lakeshore Park Conservancy will announce: Implementation of the next phase of the park’s updated master plan. Construction starting in November. Details of the key enhancements being made for the community. An eight-figure gift from the Haslam family....
by design | Oct 22, 2021 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
Pellissippi State Community College will offer all doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at its third Vaccinate and Educate Fair next week. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine may be available as well. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be...
by design | Oct 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, giving Knox County Health Department’s Violence Prevention Program the opportunity to highlight the issue of domestic violence and its effects on victims, survivors, families and communities. According to the National...
