by design | Feb 13, 2019 | The Daily Focus
WASHINGTON– The American Medical Association (AMA) today presented U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. A former governor, university president and U.S. Secretary of Education with a bipartisan...
by design | Feb 13, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Magazine, published monthly by the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association, hosts an annual reader’s choice awards. In the October 2018 publication, the resulting winners of the 28 categories were announced, with more than one million readers voting...
by design | Feb 12, 2019 | The Daily Focus
On Wednesday, February 13 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. the Halls Senior Center is having an open house to celebrate 13 years of the senior center. Mayor Glenn Jacobs will be attending. There will be refreshments, free health screenings, a Valentine photo...
by design | Feb 12, 2019 | The Daily Focus
UT Plant Scientists Reveal List of Influential Florae KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Whether walking through fields of high cotton or “sangin’ in the hills,” Tennesseans know plants are the state’s lifeblood. Two experts with the University of Tennessee...
by design | Feb 11, 2019 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by Deed of Trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated August 19, 2011, and recorded as Instrument No. 201108190009548 in the...
by design | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson This is not a paid endorsement, but I’m a fan of The Teaching Company, an organization that contracts with college professors to develop university level courses, and then markets these courses to people who enjoy continuing education. In fact,...
by Joe Rector | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The simple truth is that the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls must thin soon. Too many folks are vying for a job that requires special skills. Not everyone who declares for the presidential race possesses those skills, nor will he or she...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Do not be deceived! While temperatures climb into the 70s, we are still in the middle of February. The shortest month is often referred to as the third month of the winter season. Last week’s snow was somewhat of a tease. Though it was slick and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Being a judge sounds like a cool job, right? You get to wear that fancy robe and get to make decisions all day regarding people’s lives. Oh, and you get to bang one of those gavels, and yell, “you are out of order!” Who wouldn’t want to be a...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 11, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman National Signing Day just isn’t the same. For years, the first Wednesday in February was an unofficial holiday in this country, especially to the folks in areas that care the most about college football. Fans stayed glued to their computers to...
