by Joe Rector | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I called an old friend not long ago to see how he was doing and if he and his wife had completed their vaccinations against this cursed virus that’s plagued us for over a year. He assured me that all is well and he would soon receive both shots and be in...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you have ever been having a discussion with a lawyer about their work, you may have had a conversation with them that went something like this: You: What do you do for a living? Lawyer: I am a lawyer. You: What kind of work do you do?...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Major
(Part 10 in series on Dwight Kessel) By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com He was first elected as Knoxville City Councilman in 1963, served as Knox County Clerk from 1966-1980, and became the first Knox County Executive (County Mayor) in 1980. Dwight Kessel’s 14...
by Harold Black | Apr 19, 2021 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black If Joseph Goebbels were alive he certainly would wholeheartedly approve of the number that the left has done on the Georgia voting law. Goebbels was Adolf Hitler’s Minister of Public Enlightenment (propaganda) who is reputed to have said that “a...
by John Duncan | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. One day at Litton’s Restaurant, Mike Edwards, a former UT basketball star, told me that when his grandchildren teased him about his white hair he told them it was not white, it was “Arctic Blonde.” Well, I suppose my hair is arctic blonde too....
by design | Apr 19, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: SARAH ELIZABETH MARSHALL IN RE: MARK LELAND MARSHALL v. SARAH ELIZABETH MARSHALL 201156-2 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this cause appearing from the verified complaint filed the Defendant,...
by design | Apr 19, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs are jointly recommending seven individuals to serve on a new Sports Authority, which will be tasked with doing a deep study of a proposed publicly-owned sports and entertainment stadium and will...
by design | Apr 18, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Large turnout at Fountain City B&P’s new meeting venue By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “We had a great meeting and great turnout!” said Jeff Bagwell, president of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. Bagwell told The Focus...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 18, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, perhaps the most outspoken anti-Semite in Congress and erstwhile member of the Democrat “Squad”, has issued a new jeremiad calling for “no more” policing. Tlaib declared policing in the United States is “inherently and...
by design | Apr 18, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Former Knox County Commission Chairman Hugh Nystrom served one term and chose not to seek re-election. The friendly fellow is very active in the community and his family and has an interesting history. The Knoxville...
