by design | Nov 12, 2019 | The Daily Focus
State Senator Becky Massey officially kicked off her re-election campaign Sunday, Nov. 10, with a family- and dog-friendly event at Lakeshore Park. The festive kickoff included live music by the New Life Gathering Worship Band with Chris Blue,...
by Steve Williams | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The eighth annual Careacter Star Community Service Games had to be cancelled this year and that’s a shame. Not enough coaches wanted to step up and bring their teams to the charitable event this season for one reason or another. As of last...
by Mike Steely | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you love to get out and go driving, especially while there is still some autumn foliage, there are a few places in our region that you can go… but can’t get anywhere beyond there. Until the Foothills Parkway segment was completed from Townsend to...
by design | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There is a proverb which says, “familiarity breeds contempt.” The notion is the more you get to know someone, the more likely you are to see their shortcomings. I disagree with this old saw. I believe the more you know about someone or something,...
by Joe Rector | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s been another hard few weeks for us in the USA. Impeachment inquiries continue, Mick Mulvaney confirmed the “quid pro quo” before trying to deny it, and US troops abandoned the Kurdish allies in Syria. We’re reeling from the bad news, and some feel...
by design | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Ralphine Major She made her entrance ever so quietly this year. “Fall” opened her gifts of spectacular color much later than usual, making a bridge between summer’s stifling humidity and the harsh winds of winter. Long-time friend Bryce Williams,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan Lots of what attorneys do involves drafting, interpreting, and arguing over provisions in contracts. Attorneys get a bad rap in this area of the law because people feel that once attorneys become involved contracts become overly complicated and...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman There are a few constants in life. Death will come to us all. The tax man will knock on your door every April. And the NCAA will remain an organization with major flaws… flaws that they have no real desire to fix. The most recent example is the case of...
by design | Nov 11, 2019 | The Daily Focus
DONATIONS NEEDED Grocery food drive – November 12 – 16 at Grayson BMW to Benefit CAC Mobile Meals Connecting Hearts Program Drive to End Hunger. . . Grayson BMW is helping with CAC Mobile Meals Connecting Hearts Food Drive by being the drop off point for grocery...
by design | Nov 11, 2019 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated August 13, 2010, recorded in Instrument: 201008160009870 of the Deed of Trust Records of Knox County, Tennessee, Addie I. Fox, conveyed to Frank Alvstad, as Trustee, the property situated in...