by design | Nov 14, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. –Benjamin Franklin By Dr. Jim Ferguson I suspect because we’ve had plenty of rain, East Tennesseans are experiencing a beautiful fall....
by design | Nov 14, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
PHOTO BY STEVE WILLIAMS Full of pride, Hardin Valley Academy peer tutors Alee Hyatt (left) and Gracie Waite hug after the unveiling of the banner declaring HVA a National Unified Champion School. By Steve Williams No student is left out at Hardin Valley Academy. That...
by design | Nov 14, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I don’t believe I have ever heard of anything that is more ridiculous or anything that would make people angrier than paying illegal immigrants $450,000 each. Former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. said on Fox News on...
by design | Nov 14, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams There was a lot of love and pride in the Upper Campus Commons area at Berean Christian School last Wednesday afternoon. And a lot of Lady Eagles in the building, too. Even Carol Zachary Mitchell, a former Gibbs High and Carson-Newman Lady Eagle, was...
by design | Nov 14, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Recognized for its Work to Advance Economic Mobility in Knoxville Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC) has been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for its work in ending homelessness and addressing the affordable housing crisis in Knoxville. Its...