by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It hangs there every night; silent, massive and impossibly distant. Almost 240,000 miles away, the moon drifts in perfect rhythm, revolving around the Earth. It’s so large in diameter that if placed across...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I ran across a new comedian on YouTube. His schtick covered games children played years ago. That fired my memories about those things that we used to do for fun or amusement back in my childhood. Some of those activities were absurd, while others...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
War is hell. War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am glad that I had to start over on this essay, which I began before President Trump’s...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The week before last, I told the story of how I became a batboy and how Earl Weaver became a manager for the Knoxville Smokies. Weaver went on to become a Hall of Fame manager for the Baltimore Orioles. I said in that column that I thought there...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away By Mike Steely I’ve been thinking recently of the many places my wife and I have visited that have left a memory. I had a position for several years that required me to travel to various southern states and, on those trips, my wife accompanied me. We...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Muse Knoxville celebrated its 13th annual Muse for All Luncheon on Tuesday, April 7, at the Jacob Building. Presented by First Horizon Foundation and Tennessee Valley Authority, the event highlighted the organization’s mission to expand access to equitable STEAM...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | 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 10/11/2023, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded 10/16/2023, in...
by design | Apr 12, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Early voting starts Wednesday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com There are about 263,918 registered voters in Knox County’s nine districts and some 18 offices on the ballot for the May 5th primary. Early voting starts this Wednesday, and voters may...
by design | Apr 12, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Fire and Technical Rescue Committee discussed creating a long-term plan and elected officers last Wednesday. Brad Anders, executive director of the Knox County Emergency Communications District,...
by design | Apr 12, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If you don’t know Steven M. Goodpaster of Powell, you’ll hear about him. The Sevier County native is an emerging Knox County leader and is nicknamed “The General.” The Knoxville Focus caught up with the Knox County...
