by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Remember this time of year when you were a child? How much more excited could you have been to know Santa was going to visit and leave presents? Another time to remember is that last day of school before summer vacation. The arms of the clock...
by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely It’s a great time to get out in the cool weather and take the family for a ride. There are a lot of interesting places to see within a few miles of Knoxville. Old Washington in Rhea County was a small community that was the county seat. Judge David...
by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They strolled across the wooded area pecking at the ground for food. They were in no hurry, and they did not seem stressed. The beautiful wild turkeys were totally unaware of the COVID pandemic assaulting our world. ...
by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Despite the best of preparation and intentions, there are days and nights in various stadia that seem longer than most, when everything that can go wrong does. On Oct. 11, 1980, Tennessee was in the final stages of defeating Georgia Tech at...
by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi When the 2021 football season got underway for the Tennessee Volunteers, expectations were extremely low. Jeremy Pruitt had been fired as head coach, and athletics director Phillip Fulmer was forced to retire. An NCAA investigation into recruiting...
by design | Nov 28, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com Back in 2012 in my now inactive blog (haroldblack.blogspot.com) I asked “Is Joe Biden a racist?” I noted his long history of making racist remarks. Those remarks along with a record in the Senate of opposing busing, opposing...
