“I hate writing, I love having written.” -Dorothy Parker “Most of the time I enjoy writing, but I love having written.” -Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Each week I sit down and write about what’s on my mind. Now that I am retired this usually occurs on a Wednesday...
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com With his grandfather being the church choir director and his father the piano player, it was no surprise that music came naturally to Cooter Daniel. Saved at age 13, Cooter has always had a feeling for Christian music. Whether his...
By Steve Williams The running game versus the passing game was pretty much the billing for Carter versus Karns going into their non-region matchup. A pair of juniors would be in the spotlight – Karns running back De’Sean Bishop and Carter quarterback Chandler...
By Bill Howard Friday night at home, Central High School built a commanding 34-0 lead over Hardin Valley, surrendered three late touchdowns, but still won easily 41-21 in a non-region game. For three quarters the Bobcats were efficient on offense and fearsome...
Tim Burchett calls for Blinken to resign Says Biden Administration Has Blood On Its Hands By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Congressman Tim Burchett has called for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign. Burchett was one of several GOP...
By Steve Hunley Comings & goings Joe Biden made his pitch to increase corporate taxes in our country beyond that of every civilized country on the face of God’s green earth except for Colombia and Portugal. Biden proposes to go beyond even what Communist China...
By Mark Nagi The Fulton Falcons didn’t look much like the Fulton Falcons the past couple of seasons. But the youngsters that experienced all those losses have grown up in a big way. On Thursday, September 16, the Falcons scored five touchdowns in the first half, on...
By Ray Hill For twenty years, Tennessee’s Second Congressional District had been served in the United States House of Representatives by J. Will Taylor. “Hillbilly Bill” Taylor was also the last congressman elected from this district who either did not live or later...
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com As regular readers of this column know, I recently lost my sweet wife, Lynn, certainly the toughest thing I have ever been through. But I feel guilty in writing that because her last few months were hundreds of times tougher...
Throwback items sustain memory of four schools By Steve Williams South of the river, there have been a total of five Knoxville city and Knox County high schools over the years. Young High (1913-1976), South High (1951-1976), Doyle High (1967-1991) and South-Young High...
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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