by Ralphine Major | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Most people knew him as “the doctor.” But outside of work, Dr. A.D. Simmons was a husband and father. Sylvia Simmons Babelay is the oldest of the four Simmons children and shares fascinating memories about A. D. Simmons, the father. “I always...
by Joe Rector | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Amy, Dallas, and I sat down the other night to watch the first episode in a Netflix series about dogs. Of course, granddog Harvey and our pooch Sadie watched with us. Every bark led to their ears perking up and their heads looking around the room...
by Mike Steely | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Now that we’re into the colder months of our East Tennessee year a car trip around our area can get a family out and about from being isolated in our homes. A day’s venture into the counties that surround us can be interesting and informative....
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan My father-in-law and I were chatting recently about where someone he knew was planning on being buried and I commented that I had heard that someone I knew had just been buried on some property their family owned wrapped in some old blankets. I...
by Steve Williams | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Halls High’s football team won the state championship in 1986, but it’s still hard to believe the Red Devils survived their first round game and advanced. Saying Coach Larry Kerr’s team got a scare on that Nov. 7 night 32 years ago in Halls is...
by design | Dec 3, 2018 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated 11/02/2007, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded 02/27/2008, in...
by design | Dec 2, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bobcats claw out 14-9 win for first state championship By Steve Williams They saved the best for last. Knoxville Central and Henry County even had Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium all to their self Sunday afternoon for the TSSAA Class 5A state football championship...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 2, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The passing of former President George Herbert Walker Bush reminds me of what a uniquely American life he led. Part of what has rightly been called “the greatest generation” by author David Halberstam, George Bush grew up in a privileged family...
by design | Dec 2, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com He’s one of those people you’ll see at almost every event or benefit and I’ve never seen him without a smile on his face. George Bove is the business development manager for BESCO on Central Ave where he develops new markets and...
by Ray Hill | Dec 2, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson enjoyed a meteoric rise in Tennessee politics until the consequences of his own actions ended his career. Redheaded, thin, with angular features, Malcolm Patterson was known throughout Tennessee as a dynamic and gifted speaker. ...
