by design | Nov 1, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For decades, one of the constants of Knox County’s political life was Hal Harrison Clements, an attorney who dabbled in politics, although it is likely more accurate to say that he was an attorney whose true vocation was politics and he dabbled in the law...
by design | Oct 26, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
We shall nobly save or meanly (submissively) lose the last best hope of earth. Abraham Lincoln By Dr. Jim Ferguson In the dark days of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln concluded his 1862 State of the Union address by exhorting his fellow citizens to persevere...
by design | Oct 26, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
Rebel sniper kills Sanders By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com On October 23, 1863, Col. William Sanders was promoted to brigadier general, and would shortly play a vital role in assisting General Ambrose Burnside and the defense of Knoxville....
by design | Oct 26, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s no secret that I work at a golf course part-time. My job is mowing tee boxes, and I begin each working day about 5:30 a.m. It’s turned a little too cold for my liking by now, but I’m trying to keep warm on the days I work. Big things took...
by design | Oct 26, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi For years … well, for decades, the Tennessee/Kentucky football rivalry hasn’t been much of a rivalry. Since 1985, Tennessee and Kentucky have played 41 times, and the Vols have won 38 of those games. That includes a 26-year winning streak in this annual...
by design | Oct 26, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Georgia is off the Vols’ football schedule this season for the first time since 1991, but memories from the series still linger from across the years. For perspective, fans can go back to Nov. 1, 1969, the first time the Vols had been to Athens since...
