“I feel the need to continue wearing my mask outside even though I’m fully vaccinated… to not have people think I’m a conservative.“ David Hogg By Dr. Jim Ferguson As comedian Jeff Foxworthy might aver, if you haven’t heard it, you might be deaf. Even this...
By Mike Steely Sometimes you just need to take a break from home and work and get away. My wife, Lettie, and I have been working to restore a little camper and have been cooped up in and around our house for weeks. With government public meetings starting up again I...
By Ken Lay Garrett Holt has had a knack for leadership since he was a student in West High School. Now, he’s hoping to use his skills to make Knoxville a better place. Holt, who was raised in Knoxville, is running for the Knoxville City Council’s District 6 seat. He...
By Mark Nagi The Austin-East Roadrunners boys soccer team capped off their first appearance in the state tournament with the trophy they craved. But it wasn’t easy. On Friday, May 28, A-E gave up a lead late in regulation, then rallied in overtime to defeat...
By Bill Howard Farragut High School won the State Softball Championship last Friday with a 4-2 win over Coffee Co. at the Spring Fling last week. It was their second win over the Lady Raiders in the double-elimination tournament The Lady Admirals wrapped up the...
By Steve Williams As for the top position on the awards’ podium, Knox County’s girls outnumbered the boys in TSSAA State Track and Field this year. Lennox Langham, a talented 8th grader at Webb School, twice had a first place medal hung around her neck and was...
By Ray Hill The trio of colorful legislators who exerted enormous influence in the Tennessee General Assembly for decades - - - Walter M. “Pete” Haynes, I. D. Beasley, and James H. Cummings - - - were commonly known in Nashville as the “Triumvirate” or “the Unholy...
Renovations coming for Claude Walker Park By Ken Lay The ball fields at Claude Walker Park will soon be getting a facelift as the city has received a $1.6 million philanthropic gift courtesy of GEM Development Group. Claude Walker Park, located in East Knoxville...
By Steve Hunley The Sentinel Squalls The Knoxville News-Sentinel has launched a series of print attacks against The Knoxville Focus. The reason is because the Knox County Commission is considering a resolution they feel threatens their near-monopoly on the...
By John J. Duncan Jr. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) should host a dinner in Washington in honor of Shane Hazel. The dinner would be in appreciation for Mr. Hazel giving the Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. Mr. Hazel, for the 99% plus of people who have no idea who...
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