by Ralphine Major | Apr 20, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was the day before Palm Sunday. I stepped outside to a beautiful Saturday morning. Birds were singing! The sun was coming up! It seemed the entire landscape had turned green overnight. Signs of spring were everywhere! Everything felt...
by Joe Rector | Apr 20, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I hoped that things would have been better by now, all the while knowing they wouldn’t. That’s all right as long as this staying home is working to end this pandemic. I admit that I’ve made a few trips to the grocery store and home improvement...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 20, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Tennessee has had its share of quality football players over the years. In the 2000s, one of the best of the best with linebacker Kevin Burnett. A two-time team captain, Burnett shined during his senior season in 2004. He was an all-SEC performer,...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Rep. Tim Burchett tours 2nd District fire stations with Girl Scout cookies By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Congressman Tim Burchett was a busy guy Friday visiting several fire stations in his district and delivering 21 cases of Girl Scout...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com He was Santa during the holidays and is wife, Kathy, was Mrs. Claus. He was ideal for the part with his long white hair and beard. Last week David Keck fell going down the stairs of his house and was rushed to...
by Mike Steely | Apr 19, 2020 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely We have been asked to keep our distance, wear our masks, and basically stay at home for safety these days. But there are some places we can drive to without encountering other people or endangering ourselves or others. A family day outing to nearby...
by Ray Hill | Apr 19, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson, the “gamecock” of Tennessee politics, had left the governor’s mansion in 1911 as a hugely controversial figure and bitterly hated by many inside his own party. To make matters worse, a combine of “fusionists,” Democrats opposed to...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Knoxville Catholic High School has a new basketball coach. The school announced on Tuesday that it has hired Travis Mains and he’s eager to get to work with the Lady Irish. “I thought this was an excellent opportunity,” said Mains, who previously coached at...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A former Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association High School League star has taken his game to the college level and he’s having success both on the ice and in the classroom. University of Tennessee Ice Vols hockey club player Josh Maine was recently...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Friday, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement regarding the success of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): “The Treasury Department and SBA launched the...
