By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A recent Drudge Report had an article from a San Francisco publication which said 25 major corporations had moved their headquarters from California to Tennessee since June of 2018. The report said 150,000 more people had...
Falcons snap Clinton’s 16-game streak, 68-52
By Steve Williams Fulton cooled off one of the hottest basketball teams in the state last week. Clinton rolled into Jody Wright Arena on a 16-game win streak Wednesday night and had not lost a game since its Hall of Fame season opener at McMinn County on Nov. 16. The...
South-Doyle’s Clark Duncan is calling it a career
By Mark Nagi There are so many great people that work in high school athletics in East Tennessee. They spend their time and talents towards making the lives of our kids better and more productive. The lessons they teach go well beyond the playing fields,...
The Knoxville Focus for January 10, 2022
Heated Merit meeting appoints hearing officer for Dooley complaint By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In a contentious meeting last Thursday, the three-member Knox County Merit System Council voted to appoint Judge Sharon Bell as the hearing officer...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Merit Council Running Amok The antics of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Merit System Council members - - - Gina Oster, Jim Jennings, and Jim Wright - - - continue to illustrate an unelected board run amuck. Readers will remember last week’s...
Division II produced 17 state championships
By Steve Williams Division II did its part in the Knox County gold rush of 2021. High school student-athletes and teams from Christian Academy of Knoxville, Webb School, Knoxville Catholic and Grace Christian Academy had their sparkling moments throughout the year....
The Political Odyssey of Dayton Phillips
By Ray Hill From 1920 until his death in 1961, the most personally popular politician inside Tennessee’s First Congressional District was B. Carroll Reece. That can be attested to on a variety of fronts, not the least of which are the election returns from that...
Why does the Left want Open Borders?
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Just to make sure that I am fair and balanced, I read some of the left-wing press. It seems to think that the border crisis is some made up right wing fantasy concocted to keep the base inflamed. I wonder...
Biden, Democrats hurt middle class most
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com CNBC published a report at the end of the year that said middle- and lower-income people spent about $3500 more for the same products in 2021 that they had bought in 2020. This was from the highly-respected Penn Wharton...
Science, politics and football
If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore — it’s propaganda. Aaron Rodgers By Dr. Jim Ferguson Shaking her head, a friend told me she could not understand the abject lunacy of the Democrats. “You mean the people who masquerade as Democrats,” I quipped....
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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...