By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com What a view! At 2,100 feet, it is the highest elevation in Knox County. In the rural area known for its farmland and scenic beauty, Corryton, Tennessee, is also home to House Mountain State Park. The beautiful mountain can be...
What is Entrapment?
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have seen a movie or tv show where a cop is undercover and trying to take down the bad guy and much to their surprise the bad guy is not committing any crimes. To complete their job, the cop may then try to talk the bad guy into committing...
The Knoxville Focus for July 19. 2021
Bud Armstrong to Run for Chancellor By Focus Staff Richard “Bud” Armstrong has announced he will be a candidate in next year’s Republican primary for Chancellor, Part II Armstrong released a statement stressing the importance of competent and impartial jurists on the...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Kyle Ward Juneteenth Resolution Commissioner Kyle Ward is sponsoring a resolution to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday in Knox County. Ward is a small businessman, a combat veteran, and the first millennial to be elected to the Knox County...
275 wins and 7 state titles
The key to Meske’s success at Webb School By Steve Williams Over 37 years ago, David Meske left Wisconsin and came to Knoxville for graduate school and got a tip from one of his professors about a job opening at Webb School. Meske got the job and 275 wins later, he by...
Carroll Reece: Tennessee’s ‘Mr. Republican’ Part 13
By Ray Hill Carroll Reece had first been elected to Congress from Tennessee’s First District in 1920 when he defeated Congressman Sam R. Sells inside the Republican primary. Sells had served for a decade before losing to Reece, who had been recognized for his bravery...
The Cuban Protests
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com The recent protests by Cubans against their repressive government highlighted stark contrasts that have been largely ignored in the media. First, such protests are rare in dictatorial socialist governments because the people...
Duncan ranks No. 2 with 191 victories
By Steve Williams South-Doyle’s Clark Duncan ranks No. 2 on the local list of high school head football coaches with 191 wins and 145 losses. Duncan, who is heading into his 30th season of coaching, trails only Webb School’s David Meske in wins on the local scene....
The Jeremiad
Any institution that is not explicitly (and actively) right wing will become left wing over time. —John O’Sullivan By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m reading through the Bible again this year, but instead of reading scripture “I’m listening,” as Frasier Crane once said. I’ve...
TKA’s Bowers has chance to be 5-time All-Stater
By Steve Williams Marshaun Bowers of The King’s Academy continues to turn heads as a young but talented football player. The 5-9, 175-pound sophomore slot receiver and defensive back stood out in the Knoxville Classic 7 on 7 tournament Thursday at Powell High. But it...
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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...