by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 26, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When we think of a “family unit,” in our heads, many of us will think of a married husband and wife and their children born to them while the couple is married. However, as we all know, families take on many forms. The family unit can take on...
by Steve Hunley | May 25, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Officer, I’m Being Robbed! Do City of Knoxville police officers make too much money? That is the inference from a news release by the City Council Movement. If you haven’t been paying attention, the City Council Movement says its mission is to...
by Ray Hill | May 25, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill When Senator Estes Kefauver’s aorta ruptured on the evening of August 13, 1963, it set off a scramble to succeed him. Governor Frank Clement appointed millionaire businessman Herbert “Hub” Walters of Morristown to fill the remainder of Kefauver’s...
by design | May 18, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The Right Reverend Martin Luther King’s famous words, “Free at last, free at last…” popped into my mind last week as I severed my connection with Facebook. For years I enjoyed pictures of my friends and their families, memories and conversations,...
by design | May 18, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore I read in my little “Upper Room” booklet these words by Dean T. Skoglund: “As I left the restaurant carrying my box of leftovers, I saw a person lying in my path. As I approached, I leaned over and asked, ‘Would you like something to eat?’ He...
by Ralphine Major | May 18, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They first appeared in my column on the front page of The Focus, September 10, 2012, “Volunteers of Time and Talent.” In their retirement, Betty and Clayton Sharp dedicated endless hours to a number of worthwhile causes in the Gibbs Community and...
