by design | Dec 30, 2019 | Public Notice
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE WHEREAS default has occurred in the payment of a debt due Ronald W. Todd, secured by a Deed of Trust dated 11/28/2007, from Daniel T. Mayer, to James G. Rickman, Trustee, and recorded at Instrument # 200712070045282 in the Register’s...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 30, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman A new year is nearly upon us, but we are all so busy we barely have time to think about tomorrow much less than the next twelve months. But don’t fret. I’m here to give you a sneak peak into the local sports scene in 2020. (Note: Some of these...
by Mike Steely | Dec 30, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely I’ve just had my 73rd birthday and I’ve been thinking back on my life and thanking my wife Lettie for putting up with me since 1966, my sons and grandchildren for adding happiness and responsibility to my life, and all the friends I’ve had over those...
by design | Dec 30, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Though I am semi-retired, I’m still on-call for the Holidays, and patients do get sick on Christmas Eve. When I was in traditional medical practice my partners and I rotated holidays and night calls as well as weekend hospital rounds....
by Ralphine Major | Dec 30, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major We went to see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree with ornaments representing 68 countries at the home of Carolyn Jensen. While there, we fell in love with a little dog named after America’s 40th President! I was fascinated with the furry...
by design | Dec 30, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The Knox County Democratic Party took part in the Karns Christmas Parade recently. Janice Spoone said that a decorated train float was featured as well as former Chairwoman Linda Haney’s car. Spoone said the float was fun to build with fabric rather that plastic...
by design | Dec 29, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fountain City auction opens year with Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale By Ken Lay Fountain City Auction will soon begin the New Year with its biggest event of 2020. On Saturday, January 4 it will host its 15th annual Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale. The day-long...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 29, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley There is a new phrase to summarize where many Americans find themselves currently in the age of “fake news.” It’s called “cord cutting”, meaning folks who have cut the cord to cable television and/or land line telephones. It is also indicative of how...
by design | Dec 29, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com People are still taking about the invocation given by Rev. Chris Buice at the inauguration of Knoxville’s new mayor, city judge, and city council members December 21. Rev. Buice is senior minister at the Tennessee...
by Ray Hill | Dec 29, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Governor Tom C. Rye had run for the United States Senate in the 1918 Democratic primary against Senator John Knight Shields as a supporter of President Woodrow Wilson and lost. Rye’s defeat did not necessarily mean the people of Tennessee had turned...
