by design | Dec 28, 2021 | The Daily Focus
~ from WDVX While the live WDVX Blue Plate Special takes a holiday break, join us at Noon ET, Tuesday – Friday when we open the WDVX Music Vault & enjoy some music from the WDVX Blue Plate Special Revisited. Tuesday 12/28 – Bob Sinclair, The Big Deals,...
by design | Dec 27, 2021 | The Daily Focus
After a three-day Christmas break, Tennessee football gathered in Nashville in preparation for the TransPerfect Music City Bowl with the first of four practices on Sunday afternoon at Vanderbilt Stadium. The Volunteers arrived Christmas night at the Gaylord Opryland...
by design | Dec 27, 2021 | Public Notice
Court Notices NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: CANDACE D. WALDROP, JAMES LAMAR WALDROP AND TAPHNE JONES IN RE: THE COLONY VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INC VS CANDACE D. WALDROP, JAMES LAMAR WALDROP, TAPHNE JONES 200231-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY,...
by design | Dec 27, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was in early December the year I met him. Jimmy Duncan called to see if I would come to downtown Knoxville and meet Zane Daniel. The two lawyers had established Daniel & Duncan law firm and wanted to talk to me about working for them. I...
by design | Dec 27, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net I know why I began to write all those years ago. Even as a young boy, the mood and feeling the need to write things down would come, and I climbed the steps to the upstairs bedroom, a place that was hotter than a mill in the summer...
by design | Dec 27, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely You’ve probably driven Interstate 75 north across the mountains into Kentucky. It’s a beautiful drive but busy with trucks and cars. There’s another way to cross the state line along Highway 25W from Caryville to Jellico and on into the Blue...
by design | Dec 26, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Local artisan ‘quilts’ with wood By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com He’s a friendly fellow who has a very unique home-made product. Dan Grogan’s Scrap Wood Quilts are framed wood art designed in quilt patterns and have proven popular among people...
by design | Dec 26, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Redistricting 2022 One of the big developments recently was the announcement the Tennessee General Assembly’s redistricting committee has already approved a redistricting plan. The plan makes some interesting changes in the legislative map, including...
by design | Dec 26, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part story on Bearden High School’s new head football coach, Josh Jones) By Steve Williams Josh Jones’ longtime success in youth football led to his opportunity to coach at the high school level. His knowledge on the...
by design | Dec 26, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill It seems like so many folks my age are experiencing raising their grandchildren or having their own children return home to live. All too often, my generation has seen their children and grandchildren afflicted by drug addiction. Back in the day, the...
