Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Having been born in Oklahoma while my father was in the military, I have always had a special interest in the politics of the Sooner State. This is being written as the anniversary of Oklahoma being admitted into the union of...
Planting the seeds of knowledge By Ken Leinart How much of Earth is actually available for growing food? What food is grown in the United States and East Tennessee? What does a plant seed need to grow? Those questions and more are answered during “Seed Survivor” a...
Catching Up With Focus Columnist Joe Rector By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You may read his column every week in The Focus and you may think you know him through his stories. Yet there are probably a lot of things you don’t know about Joe Rector....
Carter sweeps titles again By Steve Williams Carter High School’s success on the bowling lanes rolls on. The Lady Hornets edged Gibbs 14 to 13 for their fifth straight district championship last Monday (Dec. 9) at Fountain Lanes after beating Career Magnet Academy 24...
Local TV stations hold drives for Operation Honor Guard, Second Harvest By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Last Tuesday was Giving Tuesday and a cold wind and a few snowflakes did not discourage two Knoxville television stations, WATE and WVLT, from...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Lies, Lies and More Lies The Biden administration is ending just as it began, with a lie. Americans can now see, without any doubt, that Joe Biden lied to the American people when he repeatedly said he would not pardon his son,...
Bible family gifted a new beginning By Ken Leinart Corryton Church hosted its 22nd Christmas party Saturday morning, Dec. 7, at South Central Elementary School in Chuckey. For Pastor Rocky Ramsey and Corryton Church it is one of the many ways to show how they love and...
The Minority Leader: Charles L. McNary of Oregon By Ray Hill It may surprise readers there was a time when Oregon was a highly Republican state. In fact, it was the home state of Charles Linza McNary, who served as minority leader during some of the most difficult...
Inman expects Lowe to do well in softball at RSCC By Steve Williams Lizzi Lowe, the daughter of Powell High football head coach Matt Lowe, signed scholarship papers last week to play softball at Roane State Community College. Her proud dad and Lady Panther teammates...
They’re Back! East Tennessee Binocular Vision Center Opens New Location By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The East Tennessee Binocular Vision Center father-son duo is excited to return to Callahan Drive in Knoxville. The new office, located at 715 Callahan Drive...
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