By Steve Williams Basketball great Elston Turner was touched by the turnout for a street named in his honor by the City of Knoxville last week. Even a quiver could be detected in his opening comments. “Every time I come home I feel the love,” he would later say on his...
The 1956 Presidential Election in Tennessee II By Ray Hill Democrats all across the South had gathered in Knoxville, Tennessee, to plan the strategy for the fall campaign at the end of August in 1956. At least ten states had been represented, including much of the...
By Steve Williams Farragut High’s Jon Higgins has been voted The Knoxville Focus / Coaches’ All-Knox County Coach of the Year in boys basketball for 2021-22. When Higgins heard the news, he appreciated the award coming from his fellow peers. But perhaps what even...
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Unfortunately for the American people, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have been very good for each other. When President Biden came into the White House, one of his first actions was to shut down a major oil pipeline. That and...
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Warning: On this topic, I am woefully ignorant. Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine. What should be the US response? But first, I wonder if Putin would be doing this if Trump were still president? America...
By Jedidiah McKeehan A normal part of divorce cases is dividing up the husband and wife’s assets and debts. While the law says the parties’ marital assets are to be “equitably” divided, most judges interpret the word equitable to mean “equal.” Effectively, that means...
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. J. O’Rourke By Dr. Jim Ferguson As many of you already know, Tennesseans are getting new automobile license plates. I am envious of my wife because she is already sporting her...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com My wife and I had talked about visiting the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue for some time and recently we took a Sunday afternoon and drove to Clinton with little knowledge of what to expect at the family-operated zoo...
Cash, Rysewyk make final pitches to BOE By Ken Lay The search for the next Knox County Schools Superintendent has entered its home stretch. The two candidates to replace the retiring Bob Thomas made their final pitches to the Knox County Board of Education Friday in...
By Steve Hunley Former Sheriff’s Narcotics Chief Faces Federal Indictment Another one of former Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J. J.” Jones’ model employees seems to be in a spot of trouble. Actually it could be big trouble. David Henderson, supervisor of the Knox...
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