UPDATE: CASA of East Tennessee has made the difficult decision to postpone the 10th Annual Red Shoe Gala until spring, in an effort to keep all attendees as safe as possible. The event is now tentatively scheduled for April 30th at Jackson Terminal. Look for more information regarding ticket purchasing in early March. CASA of East […]
Court Notices NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: UNKNOWN PERSONS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OF WILLIAM E. MONDAY JR. AND WIFE FLORENCE S. MONDAY AND UNBORN HEIRS OF WILLIAM E. MONDAY IV AND MARY KATHRYN MONDAY IN RE: WILLIAM E. MONDAY IV AND MARY KATHRYN MONDAY VS UNKNOWN PERSONS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OF WILLIAM E. MONDAY JR. […]
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies installs germicidal UV air purification system Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies announced last week the completion of the installation of a germicidal UV air purification and disinfectant system throughout the Aquarium’s heating and cooling units. The system purifies indoor air, killing bacteria, fungi, and viruses like COVID-19 with UV technology […]
By Steve Hunley Democrat Candidate Has A Lot To Learn The quality of those candidates running for county-wide office as Democrats is astonishing. It is hard to imagine they could possibly be any worse. Take the example of Dylan Earley, who is running for Knox County Commissioner-at-Large against incumbent Larsen Jay. Earley appears to be […]
By Steve Williams Gibbs and Halls appear to be headed for a showdown on the high school wrestling scene. The Eagles and Red Devils are ranked No. 6 and No. 8, respectively, in the latest Class A state coaches’ poll and favored to meet in the finals of the Region 2 duals tournament Tuesday […]
By Ray Hill A few years ago, my friend Carroll Reagan passed away. Carroll was an outstanding small businessman, community servant, and devoted churchman at Sevier Heights Baptist Church. Carroll and Marian Reagan were some of the finest people in South Knoxville, which is to say the world. Yet it hit me not long […]
By Steve Williams The athlete inside of Luke Smith is still full of hopes and dreams, particularly when it comes to basketball. The former Knoxville Catholic High standout is in the middle of his last college season playing for the Belmont Bruins as a graduate student. Four months or so from now, Smith will be […]
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The left is more adept than the right at getting its way with corporate America. Witness the spate of “wokeness” at the largest corporations and the kowtowing to threats by the left. Many large Georgia firms condemned the changes in the state’s voting law after being threatened […]
Conservatives believe that liberals are people with bad ideas. Liberals believe that conservatives are bad people with ideas. Dan Bongino By Dr. Jim Ferguson We just returned from visiting my daughter in Portland, Oregon, her husband and my granddaughters, the Portland cute-ones. If you see me somewhere, ask me to show you pictures of my […]
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com “Of all Tyrannies, a Tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies…But those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so […]