Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Rogue Liberal Judges The genius of the American constitution and government is readily apparent to anyone who has studied the history of other countries. The independence of the three distinct branches of the government, the...
TKA Girls Basketball Finishes Second at State By Mark Nagi The King’s Academy Lions have become a perennial state championship contender. Their run at the gold ball in Division II-A finished one win short of a title, but that shouldn’t take away from what was a...
Neighbors of the Year honored By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Bill Murrah of the 4th and Gill Neighborhood was honored recently as the Good Neighbor of the Year with a plaque presented by Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon. The 78-year-old was noted...
Young Fulton team falls, 57-49 By Steve Williams You don’t see many teams as young as Fulton get to the TSSAA state tournament. But the Falcons didn’t just show up last week. They made it interesting. Their slow start may have been due to their youth and the bright...
Larsen Jay kicks off county mayoral campaign By Ken Lay Larsen Jay is looking to take the next step in public service. Jay, who is in the midst of his second term on the Knox County Commission, At-Large Seat 10, kicked off his campaign for Knox County Mayor late...
Democrats Are Lost By Steve Hunley The Democratic Party has a growing image problem and doesn’t seem to realize it. Working class voters have by and large left to back Donald Trump. The Democratic party, once the bastion of the working class, is now largely...
A season like Webb’s are few and far between By Steve Williams It’s rare when a high school’s girls and boys basketball teams both advance to the TSSAA state tournament in the same year. But it’s even rarer when a high school’s two basketball teams win state...
The Gentleman From Michigan: Charles E. Potter By Ray Hill History is full of obscure figures, but it is also like a dusty old closet that is full of interesting things once opened and examined. Charles Potter looked like a small-town accountant with his horn-rimmed...
Motley Crew luncheons open to everyone By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville’s Hubert Smith hosts a luncheon on the first Friday of the month in the Crown Plaza Hotel that always draws a variety of local people for socializing and lunch. The...
Fulton holds on for win and another trip to state By Steve Williams Going into the Class 3A Sectional round a week ago, Jody Wright, Fulton High’s veteran boys basketball coach, expected a battle against Unicoi County. “It kind of went exactly like I thought it was...
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