by Joe Rector | Jun 19, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Randy Boyd is running for governor in Tennessee. Over the past few weeks, Randy has traveled from one end of the state to the other. He seems to be intent on making contact with as many folks as possible so that they remember his name for election day. I...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 19, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He walked along the railroad tracks from Chattanooga to Knoxville to find work, stopping at homes along the way to eat and rest. It was around the 1920s. As a young man, he had worked in the mines. The long walk up the tracks led him to a night...
by design | Jun 19, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I was young we moved many times because the rent was always going up. We lived in towns with picturesque names like Paradise, New Holland and Lititiz. But we also lived in towns that had names that sounded questionable–to say the least, such...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 19, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman There is no pain like the pain of a sports fan seeing their team fall just short of a championship. It makes no sense of course… why should we care so much about people we likely will never meet putting a basketball into an iron hoop or carrying a...
by design | Jun 18, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Sidewalks, LEDs, security on council agenda By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening in regular session and should take up a number of subjects including sidewalk funding for the South Castle Street Project. The...
by Steve Hunley | Jun 18, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Lots of folks have heard about the State of California threatening to secede from the Union. Personally, I don’t think there’d be that many people sorry to see them go. Recently, the California State Senate passed a universal healthcare bill;...
by design | Jun 18, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Five very active Knoxville City Council members will be leaving office this year due to term limits. The Focus has asked each member a few questions about their years on the council. Compiled by Mike Steely. Brenda Palmer represents the Third District and serves as...
by Ray Hill | Jun 18, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Disappointed by his failure to be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Dr. John R. Neal continued to be the Volunteer State’s political gadfly extraordinaire. John R. Neal ran for the United States Senate eighteen times,...
by design | Jun 18, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com There were more people than there were chairs Tuesday when two experts talked about “Bats and Bones” in Cherokee Caverns on Oak Ridge Highway. Cave manager and noted spelunker Jim Whidby was joined by forensic anthropologist Dr....
by design | Jun 18, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams For the first time in her high school career, Bailey Maybrier got to play an injury-free soccer season as a senior last fall. And she made the most of it. Maybrier set school records for goals scored (32) and goals and assists combined (46) as...
