by design | Mar 1, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The Knox County Board of Health rolled back its closing curfew for bars and restaurants from 11 p.m. until midnight. The vote came in the board’s Wednesday virtual meeting on a motion from Dr. Patrick O’Brien, who said an extra hour is important for...
by design | Mar 1, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: KATY M. PFEFFER. IN RE: TAMARA L. PFEFFER v. KATY M. PFEFFER 201306-2 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the Defendant KATY M....
by Jim Ferguson | Mar 1, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost By Dr. Jim Ferguson I scored last week, but not in the vernacular sense and certainly not as defined in the urban dictionary. After trying...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 1, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee offense was tough to watch in 2020. It’s new head coach Josh Heupel’s job to fix it. It took a while, but Heupel’s offensive coaching staff is now complete. Alex Golesh is UT’s offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, Kodi Burns is...
by Joe Rector | Mar 1, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Local writers have been on my mind. That’s because the Knoxville community recently lost one of its best, David Hunter. He’s just one of the writers who has either passed or whose parts in daily news have diminished over the years. David Hunter and I met...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 1, 2021 | Columnist, Major
(Part 7 in series on Dwight Kessel) By Ralphine Major Dwight Kessel’s father-in-law, Dr. Edgar L. Grubb, bought Chapman Drug Company from the estate of Col. David Chapman in 1946. (Col. Chapman was in the forefront of establishing the Great Smoky Mountain National...
by John Duncan | Mar 1, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. My long-time chief of staff, Bob Griffitts, is to me a true hero. He is such a humble man that I am sure he would be embarrassed for anyone to say that to him. During his 30 years working on my Congressional staff, he helped thousands of people...
by design | Feb 28, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Rose planting promoted in Roseberry neighborhood By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Roseberry City is located just off Braun Road at the foot of Sharp’s Ridge in North Knoxville and is proud of its name and its history. In fact, Sharp’s Ridge was once...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 28, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley These days we hear an awful lot about “social justice.” The recent shootings of three teenagers inside the City of Knoxville illustrate the difference between action and real commitment and mere symbolism and virtue signaling. Stanley Freeman Jr.,...
by design | Feb 28, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Jailynn Tindall’s move from Georgia to Strawberry Plains last summer has proved to be just peachy for Carter High School. Tindall, a junior, notched a TSSAA state wrestling championship in the girls’ 140-pound weight class Thursday at the Chattanooga...
