by design | Apr 21, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Remembering Bob Booker By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com One of the first people I met after I moved to Knoxville about 30 years ago was Bob Booker. I got to know him somewhat from his history within the community and as the first African American...
by design | Apr 21, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Do something about the terrible series standing’ By Tom Mattingly Despite what you might have thought or heard, the early years of the Tennessee football program were not without their share of controversy. The Vol football program was lucky to have...
by design | Apr 21, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
The Nico Chronicles By Mark Nagi This whole mess could have been avoided so easily… in so many ways. Nico Iamaleava could have gone to Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel after the Orange & White Game, told him his intentions to transfer, and both sides could have...
by design | Apr 20, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Divided Democrats? James Carville, a one-time Democrat strategist, on his “Politicon” podcast has suggested the Democrats go their separate ways, only coming back together when running against Republicans. What Carville proposed...
by design | Apr 20, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘The Uncrowned King of the Senate’ Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Robert Samuel Kerr once, as a very young man, stated his life ambitions: “A family, to make a million dollars and to be Governor of Oklahoma – – – in that order.” And he...
by design | Apr 20, 2025 | Columnist, Steely, The Daily Focus
Boone Trace 250th celebration coming through Wilderness Road State Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Something very special is happening the second weekend of May. On that weekend, the Boone Trace 250 Commemorative Relay Hike arrives at the...
