by Joe Rector | Oct 5, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Lately, I’ve put a great deal of thought into puppies and small children. I’m not sure if this mental activity is the result of my advancing age or if I’m returning to my past youth. Still, who doesn’t like…puppies? Unfortunately, I know plenty of...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 5, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Part 3 in series on Creed Daniel It is not surprising that Creed Daniel is well known in rural Grainger County where he first began practicing law with his late father, W. I. Daniel, over 60 years ago! Creed’s skill as an attorney has been...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 5, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have no personal experience with a structured settlement, but I bet you know the J.G. Wentworth jingle that starts off, “If you have a structured settlement and you need cash now…” Before we dive into what those people in the commercial...
by design | Oct 5, 2020 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Even some of the best sports fans in this area do not know that Earl Weaver started his Hall of Fame career as a baseball manager for the Knoxville Smokies. And the agreement that started it took place on the patio of Holston Hills Club in a...
by design | Oct 5, 2020 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES Non-resident notice TO: ALAN ABRAMS IN RE: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY v. ALAN ABRAMS 200654-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the...
by design | Oct 5, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Tom Heck Coaches Polston and Ward established the culture for winning at Rule High, but it was the Golden Bears, the players, that won the games. Rule players were a special group who worked hard year-round and laid it all on the line on Friday nights. James...
by design | Oct 4, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Halls High Road to Fame’s Class of 2020 has quality By Steve Williams The second class of the Halls High Athletics’ Road to Fame may not have the quantity of the inaugural 2019 class, but it has the quality. The seven inductees of the 2020 class will be announced and...
by design | Oct 4, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Ani Roma, a health teacher at Hardin Valley Middle School, was selected last Monday by the Knox County Commission to be the lone citizen member of the Knox County Board of Health. About two dozen people submitted...
by design | Oct 4, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com After a historic marathon meeting that stretched until 1:30 a.m. the Knox County Commission passed a watered-down resolution that, while critical of the Board of Health, has no power at all. Commissioner Terry Hill,...
by Ray Hill | Oct 4, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Senator K. D. McKellar vs. Drew Pearson By Ray Hill Kenneth D. McKellar was the first person ever to be popularly elected to the United States Senate in Tennessee. McKellar was also Tennessee’s longest serving senator, a record that remains unbroken. All told, K. D....
