by design | Nov 26, 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 | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
Every week my stories are made possible by the staff of The Knoxville Focus and my wife, Becky, who serves double duty as my editress. I appreciate strong and thoughtful women, so this week welcome the other half of our team: essayist Becky! By Becky Ferguson I...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major We named them Caesar and Cleo. The playful pups would often take a running leap and jump into the pond. While they had the markings of a black Doberman pinscher, they were not registered. Caesar was given to a friend who lost his Doberman....
by Joe Rector | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Variety is the spice of life. I’ve discovered the truth of that statement again during the days of substituting. Some days I know in what subject I’ll be substituting, but many days are filled with surprises. On many days, I enter the school knowing what...
by design | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore September and October were not good months for me. Let me tell you. Labor Day I opened the door of my pantry and bottle of vinegar fell on my left foot. I doctored it with ice and pain medicine and it seemed to get better. Then, suddenly, it...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It is a day that will go down in the annals of the history of the University of Tennessee. Not just UT’s athletics history, but the entire University. Sunday, November 26, 2017. The date that Tennessee athletics director John Currie expected to...
by Steve Williams | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Knoxville has had its share of special TSSAA playoff games and moments over the years, and not all of them have to do with winning a championship or coming up just a point short. When the classification system was adopted in 1969 and the first...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Step-parents sit in unique situations. They are in a relationship with someone who has a child who is not their own, and by being in a relationship with this person, they have become a step-parent to this child who is not their own, and may never...
by design | Nov 25, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Dave Wright Honored By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Dave Wright, elected as state House District 19’s representative, resigned from the Knox County Commission after twice serving as chairman. His ten years came to mind as he spoke to the commission last week. ”I...
by design | Nov 25, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The City of Knoxville is finalizing steps to create 53 affordable housing units for low-income senior citizens. Tuesday’s council meeting saw a series of actions toward that project beginning with the closure of a series of...
