by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Last Memorial Day, the nation was closed down tightly as Covid-19 ravaged even the smallest towns. This year, things were much different. Responsible folks chose to get vaccinations, and enough have done so that we can cautiously come out for the...
by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Recently I had the opportunity to make the drive to upstate New York to visit my Mom for the first time in nearly a year and a half. She’s vaccinated. I’m vaccinated. So, the risk that I could get her sick from the pandemic is significantly lower...
by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The Spring Fling has come and gone … Football, anyone? Well, after today (June 7), it’s only 72 days to the opening kickoff for the 2021 high school season. Yep, just 11 Friday nights away from those Week 1 games. Opening night, however, won’t be on...
by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The calendar tells us that the 2021 University of Tennessee season-opening football game against Bowling Green is just around the comer. Here are several of the memorable first games. Sept. 24, 1921, Tennessee 27, Emory & Henry 0, Shields-Watkins...
by design | Jun 7, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:, The Daily Focus
Architects Doug McCarty and Nathan Honeycutt to present an online program on Monday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. On June 14, 1971, community leaders cut the ribbon on the “new” Lawson McGhee Library, providing a much-needed anchor to the Knox County Public...
