by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Give Some Credit Where Credit Is Due The Knox County Democratic Party has latched onto the Juneteenth holiday by turning it into a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King. I wonder if the Democrats have taken pains to invite those responsible for making...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Morrison and Roderiques are Farragut honorees By Steve Williams Two talented sophomores – Elsa Morrison and Ty Roderiques – have been chosen Student-Athletes of the Year at Farragut High. The 5-foot-11 Morrison was the District 4-3A Sophomore of the Year and first...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
When the Mountain State had Three Senators “History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.” Historian Henry Glassie. By Ray Hill Sorting through history is rather like finding an...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Historic Gibbs Drive By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus features important neighborhoods in the county every month and Monty Howard, co-chairman of the Gibbs Drive Neighborhood Association, had the following to share about the...
by design | Jun 19, 2023 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
Emmett Machinists knock off Quicksteps in Vintage Base Ball By Steve Williams I had heard about vintage “base ball” being played at the Historic Ramsey House, but I had never been to a game. So Saturday afternoon (June 10) I finally got out there to check it out. I’m...
