All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” --Edmund Burke By Dr. Jim Ferguson Some years ago, a friend told me that she once worked for a casino as a shill. I was clueless, so I went to the dictionary. Webster defines a shill as...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Last week Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon took a walk in the Vestal Community as part of her “Mayor’s Night Out” series. She started in at 6 p.m. in the Vestal Gateway Park and walked to the Mary Vestal Park Pavilion....
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com Joe Biden’s COVID speech was one of the most disturbing talks I have ever heard from any politician much less the president of the United States. In it he expressed more indignation towards unvaccinated Americans than he did...
By Steve Williams Webb School’s football team has an open date this week. No doubt the Spartans will enjoy their come-from-behind victory at Christian Academy of Knoxville just a little longer than usual before getting back to work. Coach David Meske’s Spartans scored...
The fall outdoor movie series kicks off on October 1 with "The Karate Kid" City of Knoxville and Knox County Public Library have teamed up again to bring free outdoor movies to the Midway at Chilhowee Park this fall. "The Karate Kid" staring Jaden Smith (2010) kicks...
Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss remembered By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com On September 11th, we remember the heroes that have sacrificed their own lives. This year, we remember 13 more that died while serving in Afghanistan. One of those heroes, Staff Sergeant Ryan...
By Steve Hunley GOP Blues Randy Pace, former chair of the Knox County Republican Party, issued a “statement” on the GOP Facebook page and it was a rambling screed in keeping with his well-known longwinded nature. The eventual topic of Randy Pace’s jeremiad is his...
PHOTO BY MARK COOPER Grace Christian Academy junior Riley King leads the Rams onto the field at The King's Academy Friday night in a matchup of two Division II teams. TKA withstood a late rally by GCA and won 22-20. By Steve Williams Nothing has come easy for The...
By Ray Hill Tennessee’s Second Congressional District is the most Republican in the nation from the standpoint it has never been represented by anything other than a Republican since the party has been on the ballot. There is also another statistic that is interesting...
By Jedidiah McKeehan If you are watching a lawyer movie or tv show, there may be some criminal who has confessed to their crimes and is ready to testify against the crime kingpin. Then, right before the trial, someone gets to the witness and all of a sudden the...
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