by Ralphine Major | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Part 12, Final in series on Wallace Dwight Kessel By Ralphine Major He has led a full and varied life. Knox County’s first County Executive was very active in his church. A member of First Baptist Church Knoxville, Dwight Kessel was elected deacon in 1978, served...
by Tom Mattingly | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly When the Football Writers Association of America selected a Quarter Century All-SEC team for the years 1950-74 in December 1975, the only unanimous selection was Douglas Leon Atkins of Humboldt, Tenn., a legendary Vol from the years 1950 -52....
by Mark Nagi | May 10, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The NFL Draft is a dream come true for hundreds of football players. All the hard work and years of sacrifice pay off when they hear their names called. This year two former Tennessee Volunteers were selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. Wide receiver Josh...
by Joe Rector | May 10, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector As stated on many occasions, I like to watch television. That doesn’t mean that I’ll sit down and watch any show that comes on. In fact, my list of favorite shows is limited. For instance, I’m amazed at the writing of episodes of “This Is Us,” but...
by Harold Black | May 10, 2021 | Black, Columnist
A Personal Reflection By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com Note: My 50th year was marked by many countries breaking apart along ethnic lines, many violently. One of the worse was Bosnia which was a part of Yugoslavia. Bosnia was divided into three tribes: the...
by Tom Mattingly | May 10, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Before the 1972 season, night games were not part of the Tennessee football experience. There were no lights at Shields-Watkins Field/Neyland Stadium, and the Vols played sparingly under the lights on the road or in bowl games. There were night...
