By Steve Hunley State Representative Gloria Johnson is, as usual, mighty sore at the administration of Governor Bill Lee. Turns out Johnson is mad because the governor is stingy with that there taxpayer money. Readers will recall Governor Lee has called the state...
Fulton senior has played six sports in prep career By Steve Williams It’s been said often that the best time of one’s life are the high school years. Cassie Vaughn wanted to make the most of her high school career at Fulton and she has succeeded through sports and...
By Ray Hill An imposing statue dominates the State Capitol in Nashville, yet few recognize the figure staring off into the distance, overlooking the street where he was murdered in downtown Nashville. Edward Ward Carmack was by profession a newspaperman, but he...
Pilot Company Thursday announced the return of the American Heart Association’s Life is Why™ campaign to its stores this February, American Heart Month. Guests can join the fight against heart disease and stroke by donating online or visiting any of the 750...
By Mark Nagi Last week the next era of Tennessee football officially got underway with the hiring of Central Florida’s Josh Heupel as the Vols’ new head coach. “I’m excited about what we’re embarking on,” said Heupel during his introductory press conference on January...
The Focus welcomes Dr. Harold Black By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus is very proud to welcome Dr. Harold Black as a new columnist. Dr. Black is a distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of...
By Steve Hunley Kudzu: an invasive species that is extremely bad for the ecosystem as it invades and smothers other plants and trees under a blanket of leaves, hogging all the sunlight and keeping other species suppressed. The trifecta of the Democrat machine -...
Balloons helping cure the silent, slow killing epidemic of loneliness Wide smiles! Sparkling eyes! Squeals of delight! Tears of joy! These are the reactions created when senior citizens at Knoxville-area assisted living communities receive a personal Balloon Buddy...
By Ray Hill The lives of presidents and kings are usually equally celebrated or condemned, yet Franklin Delano Roosevelt remains one of the most iconic of American presidents to this day. During his lifetime as president, just about every aspect of Roosevelt’s life...
By Steve Williams Jailynn Tindall is attracting attention in girls’ high school wrestling. A junior at Carter, she moved to Knoxville from Savannah, Ga., last August. Tindall, who wrestles in the 140-pound weight class, recently won two tournaments and has a 27-1...
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