By Ray Hill Cate was a familiar name to voters in Knox County, especially when they were picking a sheriff. William T. Cate had been sheriff and J. Carroll Cate was sheriff from 1936 – 1940. In 1946, six-foot-five, 350-pound Hazen Kreis was leaving the...
Powell holds on to win first state title, 42-34
By Steve Williams With a lot of ups and downs and even a sigh of relief at the end, Powell High’s first state football championship felt like a roller-coaster ride. The Panthers held on for a 42-34 win over Page in The BlueCross Bowl Class 5A finals Friday...
Papa’s Favorite Bible Verse
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Many years ago, when I was a young lawyer and unmarried, I was asked to speak to a singles class at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. In preparing for that talk, I came across some material at my parents’ house that included...
Disabled riders question end of bus service to West Town Mall
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com On January 6th Knoxville bus service to West Town Mall will end. Currently the map shows the route entering the shopping center’s parking lot and circling the venue but that is ending in a month. The ending of the...
Orthodoxy
We don’t have a problem with systemic racism in this country, we have a problem with systemic corruption. —Leigh Bravo (head of anti-CRT task force Prince William County, Virginia) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Make no mistake, the Dems will go for broke on woke, because they...
Tony Stansberry announces bid for re-election for General Sessions Judge, Division V
Judge Tony Stansberry announced Friday his re-election campaign for Knox County General Sessions Judge, Division V. “It has been my life’s honor to serve Knox County over the last 26 years as your General Sessions Judge, Division V. Knox County is where I was born and...
Catholic’s Smith earns a run at national honors
By Steve Williams Super talented freshman Keegan Smith of Knoxville Catholic High School is expected to have a lot of big-time races in his budding cross country career and the very first may well be the Eastbay National High School Championships this coming...
The Knoxville Focus for November 29, 2021
From Batboy to Congressman to Published Book Author Congratulations, Jimmy Duncan! By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus is extraordinarily proud to have former congressman Jimmy Duncan as a regular columnist and would like to...
Is Joe Biden a racist?
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com Back in 2012 in my now inactive blog (haroldblack.blogspot.com) I asked “Is Joe Biden a racist?” I noted his long history of making racist remarks. Those remarks along with a record in the Senate of opposing busing, opposing...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley A Strange Event Evidently Christine Cruz recently held some kind of event at Cherokee Country Club. Originally billed as a “Let Freedom Ring Fundraiser,” it was to feature Robby Starbuck from Nashville, who is a candidate for Congress. Thing is the...
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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...