by design | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Because of the holidays, I haven’t had time to think about what to write, so I referred to my little book of “Daily Psalms and Prayers” for this week’s column. Here is what I read for the day after Thanksgiving, which I thought was so appropriate and...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman With the early signing period (December 18-20) about to begin, high school football players will soon make their college plans official. For Knoxville Catholic 4-star offensive lineman Cooper Mays, it was a choice he’s been certain of for a...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 9, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com This past Wednesday, December 4, the Knox County School Board held their workshop meeting and discussed moving the Central Office of Knox County Schools from the Andrew Johnson building to the vacant east TVA Tower....
by Steve Hunley | Dec 8, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley I am pleased to say without any hesitation that Mike McMillan is the best school board member to serve the people of the Eighth District for many, many years. While some might say Mike McMillan is slow and plodding, I would say he is methodical and...
by Ray Hill | Dec 8, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The United States was finally catching a glimpse of the end of the bloodiest conflict in human history, World War II, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt vacationed at his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgia. Roosevelt was sitting for a portrait by artist...
by design | Dec 2, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Many writers have compared the seasons of the year with the seasons of life. As I approach threescore and ten years, I’ve done so as well. I fancy myself late in the Indian summer of my days, though frosty mornings and brown leaves, like my aches...
