by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The most recent NBC poll has very bad news for Joe Biden. And, as the parent of leftwing MSNBC, NBC’s polls are usually more favorable to the Democrats than most other polls. The NBC News report was headlined “Biden’s job...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When family and friends assembled to honor Ken Donahue’s life, there were tears of joy and remembrance, as everyone present thought about a man who touched everybody he knew in a positive way. Donahue, a native of Corryton, died March 21, 2001, after...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Travel is good for the soul. This was never more evident than during the pandemic. The trips that we took for granted were missing. So many events, so many games, so many opportunities for new experiences were gone in an instant. And while we aren’t...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I never thought I would be saying this, but I’m going to miss Mickey Dearstone doing the Lady Vols’ play-by-play on radio. For years he got on my nerves with his constant criticism of the referees, and I suppose I took it personal since I was a high...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Friday, April 8, 2022 | 11: 30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Knox County Juvenile Court 3323 Division Street Knoxville, TN 37919 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 11:30-12:30 Lunch and Silent Auction Begins-($5.00 sack lunch) 12:30 Welcome/Introductions/Lunch-Silent Auction Ends &...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | The Daily Focus
KUB Encourages Everyone to Dig Safely April is Safe Digging Month, and KUB reminds excavators that safe digging is important to our community. Safe digging practices should be followed not just in April, but year-round by everyone from home do-it-yourself diggers to...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated September 28, 2012, recorded in Instrument No. 201210020021608 of the Deed of Trust Records of Knox County, Tennessee, David L. Matney and Vickie S. Matney, husband...
by design | Apr 3, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Huge turnout of candidates, voters at Expo Center By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday’s candidate event at the Knoxville Expo Center on Clinton Highway drew most of the candidates. There were no speeches given as the Knoxville and Knox County...
by design | Apr 3, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley More Needed Than a Name Change and Haircut To thinking people, it is already abundantly clear the Left in this country has lost its tether to reality some time ago. As I indicated in an earlier column, the Left in America long ago divorced Reason and...
by design | Apr 3, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Farragut High’s 2022 softball team may not be as good as last year’s state championship team, but the current Lady Admirals are still good enough to repeat as state champs. That’s how Farragut Coach Nick Green sized up things after last...
