by design | Mar 16, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely Until I was six years old, my mother, sister, brother and I lived with my grandmother in her small country house up a country dirt road near other family members. My grandmother was a small woman with strong control of our...
by design | Mar 16, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Reagan Carney, a really fine young man with whom we go to church, told me Sunday before last that the UT Young Republicans had a board on which members could express their opinions about the war in Iran. The board had only one question: Is...
by design | Mar 16, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
We didn’t start the fire… Billy Joel By Dr. Jim Ferguson If you ever doubted the existence of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), Democrat strategist James Carville’s unhinged, expletive-filled rant last week proves that TDS exists. In fact, Carville maintains he...
by design | Mar 16, 2026 | The Daily Focus
WHEN: March 18, 2026 @ 5:30 p.m. WHERE: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902 On Wednesday, March 18, the East Tennessee Historical Society will host author Julie L. Reed for a lecture on their new book, “Land, Language, and Women: A...
by design | Mar 16, 2026 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: CHRIS DOTY and NETTIE DOTY IN RE: FARM AT WILLOW CREEK HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff VS. CHRIS DOTY and NETTIE DOTY, Defendant(s) 212209-3 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Deputy Matt Kirchner awarded Medal of Valor Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler has awarded Deputy Matt Kirchner the 2025 Deputy of the Year and the Medal of Valor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in the line of duty while serving as a patrolman with the Knox...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley C’mon U.S. Senate, Pass The SAVE Act Why is there any controversy at all about having a photo ID to vote? Democrat-Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani required them to hire people by the City of New York to shovel snow. 50% of Democrats favor photo ID for...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com HonorAir Knoxville will be receiving gratitude and appreciation for its many years of service to area veterans with a special resolution during Tuesday’s Knoxville City Council meeting. The resolution is sponsored by...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William S. Vare was a very rare species, a Republican big-city political boss. Vare rose to the heights of politics in Pennsylvania and occupied a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years. The GOP machine in Philadelphia was notorious in the...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Farragut knocks off Sevier County 57-50 in Sectional round By Steve Williams It’s a thrill when any high school basketball team qualifies to play in a state tournament, but to go after a program hasn’t been there in 43 years is mighty special. That’s the...
