By Tom Mattingly Ray Mears not only made orange a household color in Knoxville, but wherever else Vol fans might have gathered. Orange became a respectable color to wear to the games. He coined the phrase “Big Orange Country,” despite assertions to the contrary....
Finalists revealed for KCS Superintendent job By Ken Lay The Tennessee School Boards Association has revealed the names of the three finalists who will vie for the position of Knox County Schools Superintendent. Dr. Tammy Grissom of the TSBA revealed the names to the...
By Steve Hunley Republican Incumbents Beware Never before, at least not in my lifetime, can I recall the officers of the local Republican Party more blatantly using their positions for self-promotion and self-preferment. The latest is failed state House candidate...
By Ken Lay Rob Black made one of the toughest decisions of his life last week. Black stepped down as Fulton High School’s head football coach Wednesday after 11 seasons. “It was really hard,” Black said of his decision to leave the program where he’s been a fixture...
By Ray HIll Key, Jr., famed political scientist and author, gave an excellent description of the grand divisions of Tennessee and its politics in 1949: “Tennessee is a narrow ribbon of real estate stretching from North Carolina to the Mississippi. Tennessee’s far...
By Ken Lay Mackenzie Babb has had a magical senior season for the Central High Lady Bobcats. Babb, a center at Central and a four-year starter for the Lady Bobcats, has reached a pair of career milestones this year, and she now has high hopes for her team, which will...
America is a land of systemic reform, not systemic racism. Dr. Carol M. Swain By Dr. Jim Ferguson This week it’s hard to know where to begin. There is so much to consider. Admittedly, my essays often present a variety of seemingly unrelated topics. Yet a theme is...
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Happy Valentine’s Day. In the January 17, 2022, Knoxville Focus I wondered if there were really any moderate democrats. Of course, moderate is a relative term. Although several democratic senators...
By Steve Williams With tournament time just ahead, the Powell Panthers couldn’t be peaking at a better time. After an up and down regular season, Coach Gary Barnes’ team came on strong at the end, defeating rival Halls 61-59 Feb. 4 and knocking off Clinton, the...
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I find it almost impossible to understand polls I have seen that say a significant percentage of young people today believe in socialism. The only way that could be is that they have been brainwashed by left-wing college...
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