by design | Dec 5, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Oster and Jennings refuse to recuse By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “I will not recuse myself” was heard often at the Knox County Merit System Council meeting last week. The Knox County Law Department had requested the meeting which ended up being...
by design | Dec 5, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com My parents were not converted from republicans to the democrats by Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. In fact, they detested Roosevelt whose FHA denied them a home loan because the house was located in an all-black...
by design | Dec 5, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Inside Tennessee: Herrera vs. Shears WBIR’s Inside Tennessee recently hosted a conversation between the respective political party chairs in Knoxville. Republican Daniel Herrera and Democrat Matt Shears are both young and vocal; both seem to really...
by design | Dec 5, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Cate was a familiar name to voters in Knox County, especially when they were picking a sheriff. William T. Cate had been sheriff and J. Carroll Cate was sheriff from 1936 – 1940. In 1946, six-foot-five, 350-pound Hazen Kreis was leaving the...
by design | Dec 5, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams With a lot of ups and downs and even a sigh of relief at the end, Powell High’s first state football championship felt like a roller-coaster ride. The Panthers held on for a 42-34 win over Page in The BlueCross Bowl Class 5A finals Friday...
by design | Dec 5, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Many years ago, when I was a young lawyer and unmarried, I was asked to speak to a singles class at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. In preparing for that talk, I came across some material at my parents’ house that included...
