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The best thing that has ever happened to me

by design | May 31, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By John J Duncan Jr. I have been blessed throughout my life to have been surrounded by strong women, and certainly one of the strongest is my wife, Lynn. No man has ever had a more loyal wife than she has been to me. This is our 44th year together. When I first met...

Gibbs rolls and extends Knox County streak to 20

by design | May 31, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Thanks to Gibbs High School, Knox County now has a 20-year streak of having one of its teams reach the TSSAA state finals in baseball. Only the coronavirus pandemic was able to interrupt that streak when it forced the TSSAA to cancel its...

Tennessee’s ‘Unholy Trinity’: I.D. Beasley

by design | May 31, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill The trio of colorful legislators who exerted enormous influence in the Tennessee General Assembly for decades - - - Walter M. “Pete” Haynes, I. D. Beasley, and James H. Cummings - - - were commonly known in Nashville as the “Triumvirate” or “the Unholy...

The Noise

by design | May 31, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:

“I feel the need to continue wearing my mask outside even though I’m fully vaccinated… to not have people think I’m a conservative.“ David Hogg By Dr. Jim Ferguson As comedian Jeff Foxworthy might aver, if you haven’t heard it, you might be deaf. Even this...

Overnight at the Norris Dam Campground

by design | May 31, 2021 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Sometimes you just need to take a break from home and work and get away. My wife, Lettie, and I have been working to restore a little camper and have been cooped up in and around our house for weeks. With government public meetings starting up again I...

Garrett Holt officially kicks off campaign at Square Room

by design | May 31, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay Garrett Holt has had a knack for leadership since he was a student in West High School. Now, he’s hoping to use his skills to make Knoxville a better place. Holt, who was raised in Knoxville, is running for the Knoxville City Council’s District 6 seat. He...

Austin-East Rallies for Championship

by design | May 31, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mark Nagi The Austin-East Roadrunners boys soccer team capped off their first appearance in the state tournament with the trophy they craved. But it wasn’t easy. On Friday, May 28, A-E gave up a lead late in regulation, then rallied in overtime to defeat...

Farragut Lady Admirals are State Champs

by design | May 31, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Bill Howard Farragut High School won the State Softball Championship last Friday with a 4-2 win over Coffee Co. at the Spring Fling last week. It was their second win over the Lady Raiders in the double-elimination tournament The Lady Admirals wrapped up the...

Knox County wins six events; HVA is runner-up

by design | May 31, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams As for the top position on the awards’ podium, Knox County’s girls outnumbered the boys in TSSAA State Track and Field this year. Lennox Langham, a talented 8th grader at Webb School, twice had a first place medal hung around her neck and was...

Tennessee’s ‘Unholy Trinity’: I.D. Beasley

by Ray Hill | May 30, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill The trio of colorful legislators who exerted enormous influence in the Tennessee General Assembly for decades - - - Walter M. “Pete” Haynes, I. D. Beasley, and James H. Cummings - - - were commonly known in Nashville as the “Triumvirate” or “the Unholy...