by design | Oct 25, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley 87% Of Dems’ Political Contributions Come From Outside Tennessee Perhaps the hardest-fought legislative race in Knox County is between state Representative Elaine Davis and challenger Bryan Goldberg. This is the second time the two have raced one...
by design | Oct 25, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Andrew Lawrence Somers has long since been forgotten, but his was an important voice in the U.S. House of Representatives for many years. Somers was first elected to Congress when only 29 years old and stayed there for the rest of his life. The service of...
by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You probably know that Knoxville’s Fort Sanders neighborhood was named for General William Sanders, a Kentucky native who played a vital role in the Union capturing and holding East Tennessee during the Civil...
by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly On Oct. 22, 2011, I attended my 50th Tennessee-Alabama game. That journey through a significant time in the history of Vol football started in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964, all played on Shields-Watkins Field. I missed the 1965 contest at Legion Field....
by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Well, the best regular season in North American sports is taking yet another body blow. Last week it was reported that college football at the FBS level is going to expand from twelve teams to twenty-four teams, as early as 2027. Congratulations,...
by design | Oct 19, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
“ … Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer By Dr. Jim Ferguson I love my hometown of Knoxville for many reasons, but especially because we have four distinct seasons. About the time I get sick of one season, another rolls in. Fall...
