Finding Uncle Luke’s Moonshine Still

Finding Uncle Luke’s Moonshine Still More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely We’re blessed to have so many options for outdoor adventures in our region. Over the years I’ve ventured here and there in our mountains looking for interesting and abandoned places and linking...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Ward Proposes Regional Mental Health Facility As this is written, County Commissioner Kyle Ward is moving along his resolution asking for support from the State of Tennessee to help fund a mental health center for Knoxville.  Knoxville is the only city...

Lucille Foster McMillin

By Ray Hill While Lucille Foster McMillin is barely remembered today, she was a pioneer for women in public service during her time. Married to Benton McMillin, a member of Congress for twenty years and twice governor of Tennessee, Lucille Foster McMillin was...

Biden Scandals Are Bigger Than Watergate

Biden Scandals Are Bigger Than Watergate By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Miranda Devine, a columnist with The New York Post, wrote on July 26th that it was “mystifying” that President Biden would be bragging about “Bidenomics…since polls show only one in...

Do you believe the polls?

Do you believe the polls? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Today’s political headlines tell us that Donald Trump will most likely be the Republican nominee and that all other contenders might as well quit the race. The polls show that...

The Tasty Watermelon (Part II)

The Tasty Watermelon (Part II) By Ralphine Major It was hidden underneath the dark green rind shown in this column a couple of weeks ago.  When it was cut, the luscious fruit was bright red all the way to the rind.  The best part of the melon, however, is the sweet,...