by Ralphine Major | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major On a Sunday morning in November, gift bags would be passed along each row of the congregation. Church members were to take out a packet of tickets, go out in the community, and invite people to The Living Christmas Tree service. It was a creative...
by Joe Rector | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector With the Christmas presents opened, decorations placed safely back in containers, and the chaos of the holiday in the rearview mirror, the time to look forward comes. No, this isn’t so much about making resolutions that will more than likely be dropped...
by Mike Steely | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Our nearby neighbor to the southeast is preparing to celebrate its 200th birthday. The new county mayor there, Mitch Ingram, has named a Bicentennial Committee and they’re talking about having a county fair later this year to celebrate. To help promote...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Social security is a system that our government has set up to pay individuals who retire a certain amount of money each month. Social security is also designed to pay individuals a monthly amount if they become disabled and are unable to work....
by Steve Williams | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The food menu for New Year’s Day is still the same, but the TV menu has certainly changed over the years. I look forward to having black-eyed peas and cornbread tomorrow, with maybe some greens and fried potatoes on the side. They say, particularly...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman 2019 is here… or, almost here depending on when you are reading this article. I’m going give you guys a sneak peek at the 12 months ahead in the world of sports… in Knoxville and beyond. (Editor’s note: You shouldn’t take all of these...
by design | Dec 31, 2018 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 20, 2013, executed by PATSY L SLOAN, conveying certain real property...
by design | Dec 31, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Tow to Go program now in its 20th year of keeping impaired drivers off the roadways With more than 102 million people expected to travel by automobile this holiday season – the most on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2001 – AAA is reminding...
by design | Dec 30, 2018 | Archived Editions, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fountain City Auction Kicks Off New Year With Huge Advertisement Auction By Amy Box Fellhoelter You can’t put a price tag on reminiscing over a display of vintage Pepsi-Cola wooden crates or a five-cent gumball machine, but coming to the 14th Annual Advertisement...
by design | Dec 30, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A resident at The Courtyards Senior Living of Knoxville recently had his Christmas wish come through. A steady rain didn’t mar the day for Gene Davis on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 20 as he received his Christmas Gift Wish from the Northwest...
