by John Duncan | Feb 15, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Sen. Joseph McCarthy died in 1957, but the term associated with his name – McCarthyism – has lived on. Since the 1950s, this term has generally been used by those on the left to mean an untrue or greatly exaggerated charge of communism or...
by design | Feb 15, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Mabry-Hazen House will host an online lecture titled Under Rebel Rule Once More – The Constitutional Convention of 1870 and the End of Tennessee’s Reconstruction on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Dr. William E. Hardy, the lecture will...
by design | Feb 15, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE KIMBERLY DAWN SEXTON and MATTHEW STEPHEN HICKLE v. DOMINIQUE THERESA DONALD IN RE: The Adoption of MDD by KIMBERLY DAWN SEXTON Docket# 2-199-20 IN THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE NOTICE of hearing on...
by design | Feb 14, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Delay in AJ Building sale requested By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Another delay in finalizing the sale of the Andrew Johnson Building is being requested from the Knox County Commission. The delay request has been added to the commission’s work...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 14, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley This Little Piggy… Cliff Rodgers, former administrator of elections for Knox County, has underwhelmed anyone who happened to see the hardly earth shattering news he has left the Republican party. Rodgers is an attorney, but as far as I know, never...
by design | Feb 14, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The tone of Ke’on Smith’s football signing ceremony with Campbell University last week had as much to do with academics as athletics. Austin-East High Principal Nathan Langlois punctuated his opening remarks with letting Ke’on know he wanted an...
by Ray Hill | Feb 14, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The late Howard H. Baker Jr., the first Republican ever to be popularly elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee, has a great claim to being labeled “Mr. Republican” for the modern era. Yet Brazilla Carroll Reece of Johnson City may have a...
by Tom Mattingly | Feb 14, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly If you hang around University of Tennessee athletics long enough, there are a number of questions and events that help make life entertaining. Here are some examples. Is it NEE-land or NAY-land? More than a few years ago, someone called and...
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By Steve Williams It’s been a “rough season” for Halls High School’s cheerleaders, but it is ending on a positive note. Changes made by Governor Bill Lee and the Knox County School system late in the basketball regular season allowed Cheer and Dance teams to...
by design | Feb 14, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Ijams Nature Center will host in-person and virtual open houses for families interested in learning more about the full-time Ijams Nature Preschool and the new part-time Ijams Nature Play Club. In-person open houses are Saturday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, March 6, from...
