By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “I’m going to do the right thing,” Sheriff Tom Spangler told his volunteers Thursday evening. Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the EXPO Center on Clinton Highway to rally and volunteer to help Tom Spangler be...
Mitchell v. United States, et al.: Arthur W. Mitchell of Illinois
By Ray Hill The folks who read this column regularly are some of God’s gentlepeople and highly discerning. That is my opinion, yet I will be positively shocked if a single reader remembers Arthur Wergs Mitchell. One of the most interesting aspects of history to me...
Bearden’s fifth win over Farragut has a golden touch
By Steve Williams Bearden High had a 1-2 punch that was too much to handle for Knox County foe Farragut Saturday night in the BlueCross Basketball Championships. Junior post Avery Treadwell’s dominance on the inside with 15 points and 16 rebounds and point...
The Wall That Heals
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Wall That Heals exhibit opens in Knoxville on Thursday, April 21, with a 10 a.m. opening ceremony. The replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D. C., needs your help, especially if you are a...
Finding the Good
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I find it easier to write when something comes to mind rather than waiting for perhaps a more noteworthy topic closer to deadline....
Why Support Term Limits?
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In my mailbox were flyers from a group “U.S. Term Limits” urging my local state representatives to support congressional term limits. Their website says that resolutions have been introduced in 17 states....
My Pitiful Basketball Career
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Obviously, after Jesus Christ, I thought my dad was the greatest man who ever lived. From the time I was a small boy, I suppose I wanted to be as much like him as possible. I fell short in many ways, but one area in which I...
The Knoxville Focus for March 7, 2022
Former Narcotics Chief Henderson trial set for April 26 By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Former Knox County Sheriff Narcotics Unit Chief David Henderson will face a jury trial on a federal charge of misuse of funds on Tuesday, April 26. The Knoxville...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley More Merit Council Politics The Merry-Go-Round that has become the former Sheriff’s Merit (Political) Council has finally held its hearing on the Martha Dooley case. Two former sheriffs were cross-examined; Tim Hutchison and Jimmy “JJ” Jones....
Catholic battles, but can’t stop CBHS in title game
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic faced the ultimate challenge in the Final Four of the TSSAA’s Division II-AA BlueCross Basketball Championships this season. If the Irishmen were going to send longtime head coach Mike Hutchens out a winner in his final game, they...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...