by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Ayres Hall, old scoreboard dominated north end of Shields-Watkins Field By Tom Mattingly Stories about Tennessee football come in all shapes and sizes and from a number of perspectives. This one came from a son wanting to honor his family’s influence on Tennessee...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Banned but not forgotten By Joe Rector The other night, Amy and I sat down to watch a movie. We chose an old, black-and-white version of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It was the one where Gregory Peck played the wise Atticus and had a voice that sounded like God when he...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Positive Law Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. John Adams By Dr. Jim Ferguson Americans take things for granted; it’s human nature. I’ll switch to the personal pronoun and say I expect to wake up every morning and everything will still...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Old Fort Marr in Benton A Day Away By Mike Steely Many of our region’s historical structures are not where they originally stood. Many, like Fort South West Point in Kingston, were reconstructed where the fort once stood and others, like Fort White in...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Reason Cecil’s Grocery, Part 1 By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series that was originally published in the September 26, 2016, issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. Almost two years ago my wife...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Dangers of Wokespeak By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I am a bit dismayed that so-called conservative media has adopted the language of the left. I once wrote an essay for a solidly conservative organization that proceeded to...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | The Daily Focus
The O’Connor Senior Center will host a regular monthly Artist Trading Card meeting on Monday, September 23rd from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Knoxville. These 4th Monday meetings are free and open to anyone interested in making and trading ATCs. Refreshments will be...
by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, INC., AND ANY DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, INC., AND ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS AND CREDITORS OF AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, INC. IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HILDA MAXINE SANDS DOCKET NO. 85888-3 IN THE CHANCERY...
by design | Sep 8, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
104th Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Valley Fair has officially kicked off its 104th season and “Pointe of Ewe’ will run through Sunday, September 15. First Bank sponsored the ceremonies beneath the...
by design | Sep 8, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Citizens Should Be Represented By Districts City Councilwoman Amelia Parker is having a community meeting on September 14, 2024, at the Clinton Chapel AME Zion in Mechanicsville at 546 College Street in Knoxville. Parker will...
