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Publisher’s Positions

by Steve Hunley | Dec 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Is Christmas Coming Early? City Councilwoman Gwen McKenzie launched her reelection campaign for next year with an announcement in the Knoxville News-Sentinel she is sponsoring a resolution to spend $100 million dollars for a nebulous repayment of those...

Creation of a Sports Authority on City Agenda

by design | Dec 13, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The creation of a Knoxville-Knox County Sports Authority is on the city council agenda for Tuesday evening in a request from city administration. The Authority would cover financing and construction of the new...

The Nomination of Judge John J. Parker to the U.S. Supreme Court

by Ray Hill | Dec 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill One of the responsibilities of the United States Senate as set out in the Constitution is that of advising and consenting to nominations made by the Executive Branch of the federal government. Between 1894 and 1968 - - - a span of seventy-four years - - -...

Not winning Mr. Football award motivates Dunn

by design | Dec 13, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams JD Dunn didn’t return from Nashville with the Tennessee Titans’ Mr. Football award last week, but the Christian Academy of Knoxville junior running back is already aiming for a return trip in 2021. This year’s Division II Class AA Mr. Football...

Hull was big and dominating for South-Doyle

by design | Dec 13, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams At 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds, it was hard to miss David Hull on South-Doyle High’s offensive line. But it wasn’t just his size that drew a lot of attention. The Cherokees’ senior left tackle, a first-team selection on The Focus / Coaches’ 2020 All-Knox...

The Knoxville Focus for December 7, 2020

by design | Dec 6, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

https://www.knoxfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/120720_FCF_.pdf Madeline Rogero honored By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Former Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero was honored Friday by the Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service in a virtual zoom...

Let them eat cake

by Steve Hunley | Dec 6, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi standing in front of her $24,000 refrigerator has never left my mind, especially when the economic policy of the Democratic Party is more Alexandria Ocasio Cortez than John F. Kennedy. Pelosi was showing off her...

Kalib Fortner, Knox County Player of the Year, never slowed down

by design | Dec 6, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Kalib Fortner broke out on the prep football scene as a sophomore two years ago and capped the 2018 season by being selected the Most Valuable Player in Central’s Class 5A state championship win at the BlueCross Bowl in Cookeville. Over the next two...

Georgia’s Wild Man: Eugene Talmadge

by Ray Hill | Dec 6, 2020 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill For two decades, Eugene “Gene” Talmadge, was a fixture in Georgia politics. Bold, brash and plain spoken, Gene Talmadge was almost always on the ballot for some office until his death. Born on September 23, 1884 in Forsyth, Georgia, Gene...

Duncan, Coach of the Year, continues to knock on title door

by design | Dec 6, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Clark Duncan has been on the cusp of playing for a state football championship at South-Doyle High School in recent seasons and got the Cherokees to within one victory of Cookeville and the finals this year. In fact, he was the last prep coach...