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...
Publisher’s Positions
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...
Longtime Fulton football coach steps down
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...
Tennessee Goes Republican! The 1952 Presidential Election in Tennessee
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...
Mackenzie Babb reaches basketball milestones for Lady Bobcats
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...
Farrago
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...
Nuke the Filibuster? Nuke the Country.
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...
Barnes believes Powell (12-15) can make a run
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...
Socialism Destroys Countries Economically
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...
Clutch free throws propel Lady Bobcats past Fulton
By Ken Lay Cadence Horner was clutch at the free throw line when her team needed it most. Horner, a guard for the Central High School girls basketball team, made six foul shots in the final minute of the Lady Bobcats’ 50-47 victory over Fulton Thursday night at Jody...
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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...