by design | Mar 17, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The Knox County Mayor’s Office continues to create easier ways for communities to stay connected to local government. The county recently launched a Neighborhood and Civic Organization registration system allowing groups that sign up to quickly receive updates...
by design | Mar 16, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Knox County’s seven convenience centers will close on Wednesday, March 17 to perform maintenance, deep cleaning, and staff training. The move is the first of four planned maintenance and in-service training days beginning this year. The Knox County Engineering...
by design | Mar 15, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Be sure to mark your calendars for Friday, April 23, when Mayor Indya Kincannon will give her State of the City address. As part of the address, she will introduce her second budget to the City of Knoxville. To stay up to date, you can check the website as information...
by Tom Mattingly | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There are times in a lifetime of watching and commenting about sports and assessing its impact on otherwise sane and sensible people that the time comes to sit down and rationally consider what the fuss is all about. One dominant recollection...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee Volunteers defense took some major steps back in 2020. That, of course, is in line with the rest of the team, and really the entire program. New head coach Josh Heupel believes that he has assembled a defensive staff that will be able to...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone is involved in a car wreck, there are two distinct and separate parts of their case. The personal injury side of their case encompasses bodily injuries, missed work, and pain and suffering. The other side is the property portion of...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Click! The cluster of yellow flowers were safely stored in my camera. It seemed like only yesterday I was tramping through the beautiful Christmas Eve snowfall to capture images of the winter wonderland before it disappeared. The colorful...
by Joe Rector | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector That Thursday night was a rough one. I got out of bed about 2:00 a.m. to do what we older guys have to do. Immediately, the room spun, and I pinballed down the hall to the bathroom. Once back in bed, I lay on one side, hugged a pillow, and prayed that my...
by design | Mar 15, 2021 | Public Notice
|NON-RESIDENT NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE JAMES TODD SHOPE and MARLENA GRACE SHOPE, Petitioners, v. RACHAEL LOUISE COCHRAN, Respondents. Case No. 3836 In this cause, it appearing from the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and...
by John Duncan | Mar 15, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. I am a big fan of the author Eric Metaxas and especially of his book “Miracles,” which I would recommend to anyone. He wrote a best-selling biography of the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a highly-acclaimed biography of Martin Luther....
