By Ken Lay Rob Black made one of the toughest decisions of his life last week. Black stepped down as Fulton High School’s head football coach Wednesday after 11 seasons. “It was really hard,” Black said of his decision to leave the program where he’s been a fixture...
By Ray HIll Key, Jr., famed political scientist and author, gave an excellent description of the grand divisions of Tennessee and its politics in 1949: “Tennessee is a narrow ribbon of real estate stretching from North Carolina to the Mississippi. Tennessee’s far...
By Ken Lay Mackenzie Babb has had a magical senior season for the Central High Lady Bobcats. Babb, a center at Central and a four-year starter for the Lady Bobcats, has reached a pair of career milestones this year, and she now has high hopes for her team, which will...
America is a land of systemic reform, not systemic racism. Dr. Carol M. Swain By Dr. Jim Ferguson This week it’s hard to know where to begin. There is so much to consider. Admittedly, my essays often present a variety of seemingly unrelated topics. Yet a theme is...
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Happy Valentine’s Day. In the January 17, 2022, Knoxville Focus I wondered if there were really any moderate democrats. Of course, moderate is a relative term. Although several democratic senators...
By Steve Williams With tournament time just ahead, the Powell Panthers couldn’t be peaking at a better time. After an up and down regular season, Coach Gary Barnes’ team came on strong at the end, defeating rival Halls 61-59 Feb. 4 and knocking off Clinton, the...
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I find it almost impossible to understand polls I have seen that say a significant percentage of young people today believe in socialism. The only way that could be is that they have been brainwashed by left-wing college...
By Ken Lay Cadence Horner was clutch at the free throw line when her team needed it most. Horner, a guard for the Central High School girls basketball team, made six foul shots in the final minute of the Lady Bobcats’ 50-47 victory over Fulton Thursday night at Jody...
By Steve Williams There was more suspense surrounding which team would win the game than Gracie Palmer scoring her 2,000th career point on Jan. 31. The Berean Christian senior point guard came into the District 1-A makeup contest at Grace Christian Academy needing...
Congressman Burchett Honors Dr. Harold Black By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Tim Burchett, our congressman, took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives to honor Dr. Harold Black. Dr. Black has been informed the University of...
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