Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley   Knox County Republicans To Reorganize Knox County Republicans will gather to reorganize in convention on Saturday, February 18 at Crowne College in Powell. The little band of political pirates who boarded the GOP ship two years ago is fighting...

Clayton’s Christmas Card

Clayton’s Christmas Card By Ralphine Major His Christmas card was postmarked November 23, 2022. It included a picture of him wearing his traditional white cowboy hat. Little did we know that this Christmas card would be the last one from Clayton Sharp. Clayton passed...

Top Athletes, Coaches Being Paid Way Too Much

By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Johnny Akridge ran a small furniture store in Happy Hollow just below the old Sears on Central. His son, Chip, became one of the biggest developers of office buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. After he started becoming...

How the Democrats Could Pass Legislation in House

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Although the Republicans are in the majority in the House of Representatives, there is still a way that the Democrats can pass legislation and get it signed into law. The Republican majority is slim...

You Cannot Get Served With a Lawsuit On a Sunday

By Jedidiah McKeehan When we think about a lawsuit, we generally think about it starting on the date the lawsuit is filed with the Court. While the filing of the lawsuit is an important event, the case does not really start until the defendant is served with a copy of...