Shining the Light on Local Musicians

By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Southern Lights owner and Knoxville native Pamela Little grew up with music all around her. Her mother was a singer, and her dad was a reverend who also started a rescue mission. Pam’s passion for giving people chances stems...

A New Door, A New Chapter

  By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Karen Terry, owner and broker of New Door Realty LLC, has been opening new doors for families in South Knox, Blount, Sevier, Jefferson, and Loudon counties since opening this year. Terry contributes her success to being...

Publisher’s Positions

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Merit Council has become Political Council Anybody who reads The Knoxville Focus regularly already knows the Sheriff’s Merit System Council has become a tar pit of politics.  It may well be beyond reform and the truth is for years it has been dominated...

Powell defense shuts down Rhea Co.

  By Steve Williams Powell’s defense set the tone early. On the very first offensive play of the TSSAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Scarbro Stadium on a cold Friday night, Rhea County’s red hot Wing-T offense was stopped for no gain as running back Ethan Davis...

The Big Cs

The Big Cs

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Every year the holiday schedule sneaks up on me. I’m referring to the deadline for my holiday column. My...