By Ray Hill For twenty years, Tennessee’s Second Congressional District had been served in the United States House of Representatives by J. Will Taylor. “Hillbilly Bill” Taylor was also the last congressman elected from this district who either did not live or later...
Things for which I am very thankful
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com As regular readers of this column know, I recently lost my sweet wife, Lynn, certainly the toughest thing I have ever been through. But I feel guilty in writing that because her last few months were hundreds of times tougher...
Heritage is ‘important’ to South-Doyle High
Throwback items sustain memory of four schools By Steve Williams South of the river, there have been a total of five Knoxville city and Knox County high schools over the years. Young High (1913-1976), South High (1951-1976), Doyle High (1967-1991) and South-Young High...
The Shill
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...
Mayor Kincannon’s Night Out in Vestal
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....
Biden’s COVID mandates
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...
Webb stuns CAK 24-23 for big region win
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...
Drive-In at the Midway is Back with a Lineup Decided by the People
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...
The Knoxville Focus for September 13, 2021
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...
Publisher’s Positions
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...
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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...