by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Nick McBride kicks off re-election campaign By Ken Lay Nick McBride will seek a second term as Knox County’s Register of Deeds in 2022. He officially kicked off his re-election campaign Tuesday night at an event in West Knoxville. McBride greeted and addressed...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley During the 2020 election we were told Joe Biden was not just a worn out old man; rather he was a marvel of energy, a regular wizard of innovation, and generally an all-round whiz-bang. And nine months into his administration, durned if he...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay When Catholic High School senior linebacker Raphell Mayes returned an interception for a touchdown just before halftime, it helped the Irish open a big lead on a rainy Thursday night in North Knox County. It gave Catholic a 23-7 advantage and the Irish...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “Cry Aloud and Spare Not” That was the motto of the notorious “Parson” William G. Brownlow’s Whig newspaper. That same motto was adopted by the Parson and his partner, Captain William Rule, when they published the Knoxville Chronicle and Whig....
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, was born and raised in Sewanee where her father and grandfather managed the grocery section of the University Supply Store for a combined total of more than 70 years. Lynn had a book entitled “Sewanee...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Brandon Roberts, Central’s newest head baseball coach, grew up in South Florida and the high school team he played on was voted No. 1 in the nation in Baseball America his junior year at ArchBishop McCarthy. Roberts went on to have a standout playing...
