by design | Mar 26, 2018 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, KNOX COUNTY WHEREAS, Sherman J. Bess, II an unmarried man executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Peoples Home Equity Inc., Lender and Concord Enterprises, LLC,...
by design | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I recently learned that all languages have a word for the soul – not to be confused with the music of Motown. Materialism is a philosophy of objectivity, so a materialist might argue the soul does not exist because it cannot be measured....
by Mark Nagi | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman After a couple of seasons in which the Tennessee Volunteers didn’t hear the name of one player called at the NFL Draft, the Vols were back in a big way in 2017. The Vols had six players picked in that draft. Running back Alvin Kamara would be...
by Steve Williams | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The near Sweet Sixteen seasons for the Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball teams quickly turned sour in the Round of 32. With NCAA tournament play getting close to being really exciting for fans, our Vols and Lady Vols, both seeded No. 3, stumbled...
by design | Mar 26, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bud Armstrong Halts Raid on County Treasury Law Director, Five Commissioners Defend Charter and Protect Taxpayers By Focus Staff Knox County Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong has put a halt on a last minute attempt to raid the county’s treasury. Armstrong stepped...
by design | Mar 26, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Please click here to read Knox County Law Director Bud Armstrong’s entire memorandum to the Knox County Commission in regards to “Outside Counsel for Knox County Retirees.”
by Steve Hunley | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Every time President Donald Trump calls out the mainstream media for “fake news” they howl like a hit dog. Despite the fact media figures are indignant at being challenged, the fact is the mainstream media is often biased and just plain wrong....
by design | Mar 26, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Lynn Redmon was one of a kind Lynn Redmon, a longtime political activist and president of the Norwood Neighborhood Association, passed away last week. Tributes are pouring in from people of both political parties for the man who was known as a defender...
by Ray Hill | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Most Knoxvillians have heard of the Webb School, but few remember William Robert Webb, the founder and headmaster of the first Webb School. R. Webb was a formidable character by any standard; he was a professional educator throughout his life, as well as a...
by design | Mar 26, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams In hindsight, this year’s TSSAA Class AA state championship may have been settled the night before the title game was played. Fulton, using only six players, labored 40 minutes for a 73-72 double-overtime win over Nashville Stratford in the...
