by design | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson How do you know what you know is correct? After watching the Super Tuesday election results, it is apparent TV pundits are clueless. It begs the question, why do we still listen to people who are so often wrong? The crux of my original question...
by design | Mar 9, 2020 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust, dated November 2, 2017, Beulah L. Mitchell, unmarried, *Beulah L. Mitchell, Beulah Mitchell and Beulah Lee Mitchell are one in the same person*, conveyed the following...
by Mike Steely | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Cookeville is a popular stop for travelers headed west on I-40 with its many restaurants and hotels on the interstate as well as a lively downtown. If you are a fan of odd attractions, then Cookeville has more than a few for you to visit. Seeing...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major As I recall, it was one of the largest snows of the season in 1986, and it came on a Friday. The date was February 14. Focus readers may remember that many people were caught off guard by the beautiful white flakes that began falling around...
by Steve Williams | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams In a way, Tennessee’s post-season basketball season has already begun. The March Madness for the Vols started after back-to-back road losses at Auburn and Arkansas in February. At that point, getting invited to the Big Dance seemed out...
by design | Mar 9, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Pellissippi State Community College is celebrating Women’s History Month throughout March with lectures, films and readings with a focus on “fierce” women. All are free and open to the public. “Women’s History Month is an opportunity to highlight and reflect on the...
by design | Mar 9, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Focus Staff Farragut had a lot of news last week about 5G small cell cellular towers/antennas that will be placed in the right of way of Farragut resident’s front yards. The week started out with a special call meeting of the Farragut Mayor and Board of...
by design | Mar 8, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox County Republicans celebrate Super Tuesday victories By Ken Lay Buuck came one step closer to replacing the term-limited Bud Armstrong as Knox County Law Director as he defeated Cathy Quist Shanks in the Republican Primary on Super Tuesday. Now, Buuck faces a...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 8, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Mike McMillan was reelected to the Knox County Board of Education last week to a new four-year term. McMillan defeated two opponents, Adam Brown and Leon Daugherty, finally winning with more than 57% of the vote. The remarkable thing about McMillan’s...
by design | Mar 8, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What does the Corryton Senior Center have that no other senior center has? What makes visits to places like Cherokee, Townsend, and the Bush’s Beans Museum possible? The answer is a 25-passenger bus driven by...
