By Steve Hunley Gloria Johnson Off and Running Gloria Johnson made it official, she’s running for the U.S. Senate against Senator Marsha Blackburn. Johnson is heavily relying on the Covenant shootings, the expulsions from the Tennessee House of Representatives of the...
Football mom to be on the road for 12 games
Football mom to be on the road for 12 games By Steve Williams If there’s ever recognition for Best Moms who support their sons in football, EuGenie Latham should be the captain. It’s tough for a football mom who now has three sons playing college football on three...
E. W. Marland of Oklahoma
E. W. Marland of Oklahoma By Ray Hill The life story of Ernest Whitworth Marland is a tale of the rise and fall of an American businessman and politician like a Hollywood movie. It is the story of rising to amazing heights and falling just as far. Marland made an...
Smith and Archdale win CC titles in Fall Classic
Smith and Archdale win CC titles in Fall Classic By Steve Williams Keegan Smith of Knoxville Catholic and Hardin Valley Academy’s Maddie Archdale took first place in the boys’ and girls’ 5K cross-country races, respectively, in the Victor Ashe Park Fall Classic...
Hot Halls hammers Hardin Valley, 31-0
Hot Halls hammers Hardin Valley, 31-0 By Steve Williams In the Battle of the “H” Friday night, Halls halted Hardin Valley 31-0. In fact, the showdown of two 3-0 teams turned into a lower case. Sophomore quarterback Amari Lethgo threw three touchdown passes and the Red...
The Knoxville Focus for September 5, 2023
A Tribute to Cameron Brooks By Ray Hill The passing of my dear, dear friend Cameron Brooks hit me like a runaway freight train on September 1. I had believed Cameron would receive treatment and be well again and live a long life. Now I’m haunted by Cameron having...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Elections: A Disappointing Turnout The races for city council and municipal judge were set by the few voters who chose to participate in the City of Knoxville election. Incumbent Amelia Parker will be challenged by developer...
‘I couldn’t have asked for a better life’
‘I couldn’t have asked for a better life’ (This is the third column in a three-part series on Bob Black after his passing on Aug. 14, 2023) By Steve Williams When I interviewed Bob Black in August of 2018, it hadn’t been long since he told his wife Brenda he had...
Edward H. Moore of Oklahoma
Edward H. Moore of Oklahoma By Ray Hill There was a time when Republicans in Oklahoma were pretty scarce in many areas of the state. Yet there were traditionally Republican areas in the Sooner State and during the decade of the 1920s, Oklahoma boasted two GOP United...
Angelic Ministries, local officials cut ribbon for Zion’s Ranch for Men
Angelic Ministries, local officials cut ribbon for Zion’s Ranch for Men By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Zion’s Ranch for Men, a men’s home of Angelic Ministries, had its ribbon cutting late last month. One of the missions of Angelic Ministries is to help men...
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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...