by Steve Williams | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Stair Technological High School was a newcomer on the Knoxville prep football scene in 1937, but it earned the respect of longtime powers like Knoxville High, Central and Young before it closed in 1951. Located in a big brick building at the...
by Joe Rector | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I sometimes remember when a bad dream would pull me from sleep and leave me scared witless in the dark. The urge to run to my parents’ bedroom and crawl in with them was strong, but not as strong as the fear that something would get me if I put one foot...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com It is a somber topic to start the New Year, but such an important one that I think it bears discussion. Like so many Americans across the country, few Knox Countians seem to notice that Knox County government has a...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 7, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Hers was one of the last Christmas cards we received just before Christmas, and it was special. So is she! We met Jessie several years ago at a local restaurant after church one Sunday. She was the server for our table, and something about her...
by design | Jan 7, 2013 | Baker, Columnist
By Sarah Baker It has been a very dreary winter here in Knoxville. With the yucky, wet weather and the constant talk of fiscal cliffs and local court fiascos, it has been hard not to feel weighted down by this winter. Lots of folks I know are in the thick of the...
