By Steve Williams A friend of mine, the late Aaron Keen, was founder of Rocky Top Views, a UT sports publication, in the early 1990s and needed a delivery person for the East Tennessee area. I took that part-time job to supplement my teacher aide position in ISS at...
Giving back to KAT employees By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “They are our front line people we don’t think about. They provide an essential service,” said Cameron Brooks of Realty Executives Associates and the Knox County Election Commission. He...
By Steve Hunley George Floyd I want to be very clear about my own feelings about what happened to George Floyd. It was horrifying and ghastly. To witness a man pleading for his life and the callous disregard of the officer was positively sickening. I am glad the...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When The Knoxville Focus began asking what’s been done and what’s needed to renovate the Burlington Community, comments came from various elected officials, candidates and the general public. Here are a few of the...
By Ray Hill Following the unexpected death of Senator Estes Kefauver, jockeying to run in the 1964 special election to serve the remaining term years of Kefauver’s term came down to Congressman Ross Bass of Pulaski and Governor Frank Clement. There seemed to be some...
By Mark Nagi When they build the Mt. Rushmore of Tennessee football (I’m sure that is in the next budget for the athletic department), there are three non-negotiables. General Robert Neyland, the father of the program. Peyton Manning, one of the greatest quarterbacks...
By Ken Lay When longtime Knoxville Catholic High School boys basketball coach Mike Hutchens stepped on the newly refinished floor in the gym, it marked the first time that he’d been on the basketball court since March. Hutchens, who guided the Irish to the 2020...
Has Burlington been forgotten? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The residents of Burlington are wondering if the City of Knoxville has abandoned them. Funds were granted back two years ago for business facade renovations and the city offered a tax...
By Steve Hunley Who Woulda Thunk It? Regular readers will remember I wrote last week the City Council Movement just doesn’t like cops. There are two members of the Knoxville City Council who are members of the City Council Movement - - - Seema Singh and Amelia Parker...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com He’s finally back home and recovering but the difficulties and worries that his family faced while he was in the hospital during the pandemic is a heart-wrenching story that must be told. The 85-year-old West...
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