by Ralphine Major | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Growing up, it seemed butterflies were in abundance on our dairy farm. They could be spotted in the garden, around flowering bushes, or even on the grass. Now, it seems, I seldom see one fluttering around anywhere. As I...
by design | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Once again it’s time for a yearly pumpkin recipe. Here it is: Dinner in a Pumpkin 1 medium pumpkin 1 tbs. oil or butter 1 small onion, diced 1 c. sliced fresh (or canned) mushrooms 1-8oz. canned water chestnuts Salt and pepper 1-1/2 lbs....
by Joe Rector | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector After an extended summer, something which I thoroughly enjoyed, fall arrived in East Tennessee. Cooler temperatures, along with much needed rain showers, replenished the area this week. With the new season’s arrival, people began stocking up on a...
by design | Nov 4, 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...
by Mike Steely | Nov 4, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely The little town of Jellico is, in a way, the “first” town in Tennessee. That’s true in a way if you’re headed south on I-75 from the northern states. The town, which is my birth place, straddles the Kentucky border and was once the “Beer Drinking...
by design | Nov 4, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By James Waldrup Parkridge resident The City of Knoxville, and, more specifically, the political appointees of Mayor Rogero’s Administration, are desperately trying to steal OUR park land and give it away (for free!) to a private nonprofit developer. Many...
by design | Nov 3, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Did the Pension Board violate Sunshine Law? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The steps for going into an executive session, as outlined by Roberts Rules of Order, were not followed during the September Knox County Retirement and Pension Board meeting...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 3, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Focus has reported on the proposed sale of the Andrew Johnson building and relocating the Knox County School Board to the vacant east TVA tower. We have been consistent in reporting this is not a good deal for Knox County taxpayers. It makes no...
by design | Nov 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff The $10.19 million dollar Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) road project on Concord Road in Farragut has been a traffic nightmare for drivers going from Kingston Pike to Northshore Road for all of 2019. The most difficult place is at...
by Ray Hill | Nov 3, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill All things considered, thirty-six year-old Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. seemed to be a sure bet for reelection in 1940. Representing Tennessee’s famed “Hermitage District,” so named because it contained the home of General Andrew Jackson. As...
