By Focus Staff Edith Jackson is celebrating something special at her Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio in The Gallery Shopping Center at 7240 Kingston Pike. Ninety years ago, during the Great Depression, a pioneering woman from Indiana opened her first cosmetics studio in...
Colorful Knox Countians: James A. Fowler and the Murder of Sam Parker
By Ray Hill It was James A. Fowler who helped to send a murderer to prison for an unusual and spectacular crime in 1906. One of the most prominent cases in Fowler’s long legal career involved a young lawyer, Sam Parker, who had been a stand-out athlete at the...
Biden’s Far Left Administration
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com There was nothing conservative about either the Clinton or Obama Administrations, but the Biden Administration is starting to make them look conservative in comparison. For many years, a statement has been mistakenly...
Hardin Valley’s focus is on TSSAA state meet
PHOTO BY STEVE WILLIAMS Hardin Valley Coach Bryan Brown chats with his boys' cross country team and brings some smiles to their faces as the Hawks rest after winning the Region 2 Class AAA title for the fourth straight year. By Steve Williams Hardin Valley Coach Bryan...
Adapting
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work very hard to remain stupid.” Ben Franklin By Dr. Jim Ferguson You have heard the adage that getting older is not for sissies. Notice that I used “older” rather than “old” because it best describes a calculus rather...
The Role of a CASA
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The court system became overloaded with cases while operating on an emergency basis during Covid. Legal teams, inundated with a backlog of court cases, desperately need added attention to each case to help make an informed...
Tax the Poor!
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com As a young assistant professor, I was the faculty advisor to the student libertarian party at the University of Florida. We sold bumper stickers that said, “Taxation is Theft.” Mine was stolen. America has the most...
South-Doyle rolls big over Gibbs, 45-7
Cherokees secure 4A playoff berth By Bill Howard On the final night of the regular season of high school football Friday night, South-Doyle High School needed a win to ensure its place in the Class 4A state playoffs, which start this Friday. Four teams were battling...
The Knoxville Focus for October 25, 2021
Nick McBride kicks off re-election campaign By Ken Lay Nick McBride will seek a second term as Knox County’s Register of Deeds in 2022. He officially kicked off his re-election campaign Tuesday night at an event in West Knoxville. McBride greeted and addressed...
The Land of Plenty to the Land of Empty
By Steve Hunley During the 2020 election we were told Joe Biden was not just a worn out old man; rather he was a marvel of energy, a regular wizard of innovation, and generally an all-round whiz-bang. And nine months into his administration, durned if he...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...