By Steve Hunley There is a new phrase to summarize where many Americans find themselves currently in the age of “fake news.” It’s called “cord cutting”, meaning folks who have cut the cord to cable television and/or land line telephones. It is also indicative of how...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com People are still taking about the invocation given by Rev. Chris Buice at the inauguration of Knoxville’s new mayor, city judge, and city council members December 21. Rev. Buice is senior minister at the Tennessee...
By Ray Hill Governor Tom C. Rye had run for the United States Senate in the 1918 Democratic primary against Senator John Knight Shields as a supporter of President Woodrow Wilson and lost. Rye’s defeat did not necessarily mean the people of Tennessee had turned...
By Steve Williams Austin-East quarterback Trey Foster was a Lamar Jackson-type player in Knox County high school football this past season. Like the Baltimore Ravens’ Jackson, the NFL’s top candidate for MVP honors, the Roadrunners’ talented senior excelled as both a...
By Ken Lay The 2019 volleyball season was full of excitement as three area teams ended their respective seasons in Murfreesboro at the state championships. Concord Christian and Catholic each made it to the title matches. The Lady Lions (Division II-A) and the...
Pension Board may be added to lawsuit By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Chancery Judge John Weaver quizzed attorney John Owings Thursday morning about the Knox County Retirement and Pension Board entering the lawsuit between Knox County Citizens and...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “I’m going to veto it,” Mayor Glenn Jacobs told the media following the first vote by the Knox County Commission to authorize a feasibility study on Knoxville Center Mall. The motion, introduced by Commissioner...
By Bill Howard The Christmas holidays can be a happy and joyous time with family and friends. Or they can be anything but, for those who are alone, or need regular care. It can be an especially difficult time for the elderly or infirm. Because of the generosity...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Tuesdays and Wednesdays are busy days for Angelic Ministries. On those days, every week, people in need come there for food, furniture, linens, kitchen supplies, clothing and personal care items. In the Christmas...
By Ray Hill Colonel Luke Lea, away in Europe during the First World War, had never gotten along with John Knight Shields when they were colleagues in the United States Senate. Lea’s newspaper, the Nashville Tennessean sided with Shields’ opponent, Governor Tom Rye in...
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