By Ray Hill I am oftentimes asked about Tennessee’s most enduring statesmen or politicians. Without a doubt, the two most enduring political figures in Tennessee’s modern political history are Kenneth D. McKellar and Cordell Hull. McKellar and Hull were contemporaries...
Most People Oppose Forced Vaccinations, Firings
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The fastest growing political movement in the U.S. and around the world today is a movement against forced vaccinations. And it is a political movement because the left politicized the Covid vaccine right from the start....
Redemption
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Beneath an overcast sky the long line stretched into the bleak landscape behind Little Girl. On perhaps her last day, it would soon be her turn to shuffle up the ramp as thousands had already done. Echoing in her mind were her teacher’s words, “We...
If my spouse has cheated on me, do I automatically win our divorce case?
By Jedidiah McKeehan This question comes up in almost every single divorce case. No, no, no. You do not win. Unfortunately, the fact that your spouse cheated on you hardly even matters anymore in divorce cases because almost every single divorce case has at least one...
A Downtown Folk Hero
By Tom Mattingly Heading downtown on a Saturday night to buy the early edition of the Sunday Knoxville News Sentinel was an essential part of the Tennessee football experience in the 1970s and 1980s. There are times that sports stories evolve into stories about...
Bobcats run past Tennessee High in postseason opener
By Ken Lay Central High School opened its 2021 Class 5A playoff run with a lopsided victory at Dan Y. Boring Stadium Friday night. The Bobcats routed Tennessee High 46-7 on a chilly night in Fountain City. The night might’ve been cold but Central’s offense provided...
The Knoxville Focus for November 1, 2021
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs kicks off re-election campaign By Bill Howard Some 125 enthusiastic supporters of Knox Co. Mayor Glenn Jacobs were on hand last Thursday night when Jacobs officially kicked off his reelection campaign. The event - staged by Chris Ooten,...
Bylaws are important and must be followed
By Steve Hunley Commissioner Larsen Jay has put together a rather solid case for those Republicans who aren’t following the bylaws as written and approved by the Tennessee State Executive Committee. Let me quote from the Bylaws of the Tennessee Republican Party under...
Edith Jackson Celebrates Merle Norman’s 90th Anniversary
By Focus Staff Edith Jackson is celebrating something special at her Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio in The Gallery Shopping Center at 7240 Kingston Pike. Ninety years ago, during the Great Depression, a pioneering woman from Indiana opened her first cosmetics studio in...
Colorful Knox Countians: James A. Fowler and the Murder of Sam Parker
By Ray Hill It was James A. Fowler who helped to send a murderer to prison for an unusual and spectacular crime in 1906. One of the most prominent cases in Fowler’s long legal career involved a young lawyer, Sam Parker, who had been a stand-out athlete at 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...