by design | Apr 23, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Get on Board for Public Transit Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) will join with around 200 other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in National Get On Board Day on Thursday, April 25. KAT will offer service fare-free to encourage the public to ride...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Major
The Hen House at Calfee Farms By Ralphine Major In high school, I knew her as Becky Turner—captain of the color guard in the Gibbs High School Marching Band and daughter of a Baptist minister. By the time I caught up with her at “The Hen House at Calfee...
by design | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Easter is over, with its lovely aroma of Easter lilies and the glorious rising of Jesus to overcome the sting of death. I got to thinking, however, why does it come on a different Sunday each year? As you know, Christmas comes on the same date but not...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan “Redact” or “redacting” are legal terms you may have heard, or you may have heard of them in some CIA or other politically centered movie. But what do these terms actually mean? Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines “redact” as, “to obscure or...
by Joe Rector | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’m from another generation, another time, and another planet. I must be an alien because so many things in this life baffle me. From social media to television programming, nothing makes sense to a member of the “Baby-Boom” generation. I have a Facebook...
by design | Apr 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
On Saturday, April 27, the Cornerstone of Recovery Alumni Association will host its annual “Race for Recovery,” a 5K run/walk/stroller run to benefit Susannah’s House, an East Tennessee-based nonprofit treatment program for mothers seeking recovery....
by design | Apr 22, 2019 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on May 9, 2019 on or about 10:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below,...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman In recent years, Tennessee has not been a “destination” job when it mattered most. In football, Lane Kiffin memorably bolted for his “dream job” at Southern California in 2010. In men’s basketball, Cuonzo Martin, who many fans were happy to see leave,...
by design | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve just finished a course of study which focuses on Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and his Easter “Journey to the Cross.” Because I am a follower of The Way, the Easter message is an important one for me, though I’ll admit as a child I much...
by design | Apr 21, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bicycle lane marking, Jackson Avenue ramps, Arthur Seymour honors By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday to vote on a variety of items including honors for the well-respected late attorney Arthur Seymour, Jr. He...
