by design | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Many years ago, when my son John was in the fourth grade at Sunnyview Elementary School in East Knox county, I had lunch with him and some of his fellow students and was then supposed to speak to his class. At lunch, I got two of his friends to...
by design | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
“At his best, man is the noblest of animals. Separated from law and justice, he is the worst.” Aristotle By Dr. Jim Ferguson I realize this is November, but I am done with 2020. It’s been a tough year for everyone. I wish I could tell you that it’s going to be over...
by Steve Williams | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Is it right for the fans and local media to be so critical of Coach Jeremy Pruitt this soon in his time at Tennessee? I don’t think so, and it may cause more harm than good. The negativity has raised its ugly head so quickly, in my opinion, because...
by Tom Mattingly | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly You could probably count the number of 99-yard touchdown drives in the history· of Tennessee football on one hand, but two of them came at Florida Field, in 1971 and 1977 (long before the days it was called the “Swamp” Ben Hill Griffin Stadium” or...
by design | Nov 23, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD The Tennessee men’s basketball program has paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 test results among its Tier 1 personnel, which consists of coaches, student-athletes, team managers and support staff. The positive test results were...
by design | Nov 23, 2020 | The Daily Focus
No Lane Closure Activity for Holiday Travel Period Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic...
by design | Nov 23, 2020 | Public Notice
Foreclosure NOTICES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, TRAVIS HOLLIFIELD and wife, TRACY HOLLIFIELD, executed a Promissory Note payable to Commercial Bank on April 4, 2012 in the original principal amount of $579,900.00 (hereinafter referred to...
by design | Nov 23, 2020 | The Daily Focus
The request to rezone the Biddle Farm, Item 11 of the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission Agenda for November 19, 2020, directly contradicted the “Application for rezoning to Planned Commercial Development District (PCD)” requirements. Specifically, the ordinance...
by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
More COVID-19 mandates to come from Board of Health By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knox County Board of Health gathers for an emergency meeting today at 5 p.m. it is expected to issue even tighter regulations to combat the COVID-19...
by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If you’ve traveled Chapman Highway from downtown recently you can’t help but notice the huge apartment complex going up on the hill behind the historic Kern’s Bakery building. The apartment complex, Flagship Kerns, is...
