by design | Apr 29, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
Yesterday, Tennessee’s Economic Recovery Group announced guidance for gyms and exercise facilities on how to reopen safely. Gyms will be allowed to reopen in 89 of the state’s 95 counties beginning Friday, May 1. The counties excluded are those with locally-run health...
by design | Apr 28, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
In the age of COVID-19, only one thing is truly consistent: We are all trying to operate in a new normal. For some, that new normal may consist of work, parenting, teaching, and living all from the “comfort” of your own home. Here are a few key tips to help you...
by design | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have to admit that the more I listen to “experts” the more confused I become. As a citizen and physician, I believe it is my duty to stay informed. So, I read widely. And I watch the daily White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings....
by Joe Rector | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Since people have been stuck at home during this pandemic, they’ve increased the number of photos of their garden plants. Everything from iris to dandelions to tomato plants have appeared on Facebook. A new group of “gentlemen” and “gentlewoman” farmers...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When someone comes to see me who has been sued, they will often tell me about the terrible things that the other side has done to them. When they are telling me these things, I will consider whether the person has grounds for a Counter-Complaint,...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is the only picture of me wearing cap and gown for high school graduation. I had forgotten that then Gibbs High School assistant principal Roy Mullins handed out our diplomas because our principal, Max Clendenen, had suffered...
by design | Apr 27, 2020 | The Daily Focus
PHASE 1 (MINIMUM OF 28 DAYS) INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYERS SPECIFIC • Vulnerable Individuals should continue to shelter in place. • All populations, when in public, should maintain strict physical distancing protocols. • All populations, when in public, should wear cloth...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi It’s no secret that COVID-19 has had a huge effect on the daily lives of all Americans. The way we shop, the way we travel, the way we work… nothing is normal these days. It got me thinking about what this ordeal has meant to high school...
by design | Apr 27, 2020 | Public Notice
Foreclosure Notices NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated November 15, 1995, executed by John N. Higdon, unmarried, to Michael L. Powell as...
by design | Apr 27, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Knox County and the City of Knoxville will begin a gradual, phased-in reopening of businesses Friday, May 1, 2020. The collaborative plan emerged after extensive work from a joint City / County Task Force convened by the Knox County Health Department. Dr. Martha...
