by Joe Rector | Feb 8, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector As Big Orange fans know, the past football season has been one filled with disappointment. We fans expected much better results from the team, even though some “cream puff” teams were replaced with an all-SEC schedule of teams. The men’s basketball team...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 8, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com February, the “heart” month that emphasizes the importance of heart health. My first story printed in this weekly column was about this very subject. On February 7, 2011, “The Real McCoy” was published in The Focus sharing about...
by Harold Black | Feb 8, 2021 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com Two movements have characterized the left’s takeover of our schools, politics and media. They are the cancel culture and the muzzle culture. While most of us have heard about the cancel culture fewer of us have paid...
by John Duncan | Feb 8, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The deployment of 26,000 National Guard troops to Washington for the inauguration was totally unnecessary and was a waste of many millions of taxpayer dollars that could and should have been spent for better things. It was done purely for...
by design | Feb 8, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: JENNIFER JULIANNE CRIDER IN RE: SHANE ALLEN SPROLES v. JENNIFER JULIANNE CRIDER 201058-3 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause appearing from the Complaint filed, which is verified, that the...
by design | Feb 8, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Nonprofit agencies that serve Knoxville residents’ community development needs can apply for funding from grant programs managed by the City’s Housing and Neighborhood Development Department. Funding is available from the Community Development Block Grant...
by design | Feb 7, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Proposed Baseball Stadium Gains City & County Mayors’ Support By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Randy Boyd’s proposal to have the city and county finance a baseball stadium near the Old City came under several questions Thursday when the county...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 7, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Legislators Show Board Members A Paddle The Knox County Legislative delegation did a mighty interesting thing recently and folks ought to know about it. Every member of the legislative delegation – – – Senators Randy McNally, Becky...
by design | Feb 7, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com After 43 years Garry Tener is retiring. The Broadway Carpets chief operations officer and Knoxville community activist is well known in the region and The Knoxville Focus asked him several questions. His responses may...
by Ray Hill | Feb 7, 2021 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William Gannaway Brownlow was one of the most controversial figures in Tennessee history. “Parson” Brownlow was highly controversial during his own time and few figures ever relished the political battles he waged more than the man who was a pastor,...
