By Ray Hill In this column, I have written very little about local political figures but there are a few that would likely make some interesting reading. One is Jack Dance, who was Deputy to the County Clerk and a legitimate contender for Congress when J. Will Taylor...
Rick Barnes golf tournament raises funds, awareness for Emerald Youth Foundation
By Ken Lay Rick Barnes and the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team are currently preparing for the 2021-22 season. The Volunteers had their first official practice Tuesday. But on Monday, Sept. 27, Holston Hills Country Club hosted the Rick Barnes...
Memories of George W. Bush
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A couple of weeks before the 2000 election, I got word that George W. Bush had made a schedule change and was coming to South Knoxville Elementary School for a 3 p.m. rally the same day as the Duncan Family Barbecue....
Powell knocks Oak Ridge out of the way, 38-7
By Steve Williams Powell didn’t win the Region 3-5A championship Friday night, but it felt like it. The talented Panthers ran off and left Oak Ridge 38-7 at historic Blankenship Field to move a giant step closer to the title. With the victory, Powell is now...
Is the Republican Party Dumb?
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com When ProPublica exposed the tax records of some billionaires showing little or no federal income tax paid, predictably many on the left and in the media howled in indignation. No one claimed that the billionaires were...
Hardin Valley harriers rank No. 17 in nation
By Steve Williams Hardin Valley Academy has one of the best boys cross country teams in the nation. Coach Bryan Brown’s Hawks, who won the TSSAA state championship last season with a junior dominated squad, was No. 17 in the nation in the preseason DyeStat XC...
Buyer’s Remorse
To be, or not to be, that is the question. — William Shakespeare By Dr. Jim Ferguson We do not have Hamlet’s conundrum of a life or death struggle. Or maybe we do, if you believe the pronouncements of iPOTUS and his handlers. The question for Americans is to...
The Knoxville Focus for September 27, 2021
Chancery court to hear dispute between KCSO, its Merit System Council By Ken Lay Knox County Sheriff’s Office Merit System Council Chairperson Gina Oster and council member Jim Jennings will not recuse themselves from the Merit System Council. The board voted...
Politics as usual for conflicted Merit Council
By Steve Hunley Gary Prince, attorney for Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler, has filed a motion before the Chancery Court calling for the Knox County Sheriff Office Merit System Council members Gina Oster and Jim Jennings to recuse themselves in hearing grievances from...
Chuck Severance Kicks Off Campaign for District 7 Commission Seat
By Ken Lay Chuck Severance may be running for office. But that doesn’t mean that he has any desire to be a politician. “People have asked me, ‘Chuck, are you crazy? Why do you want to be a politician?’ I tell them that I’m not a politician, I’m a servant,” Severance...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...