By Ken Lay It didn’t take Knoxville Catholic High School girls basketball coach Travis Mains long to figure out just how special the Irish’s rivalry with Webb School of Knoxville is. In fact, he knew as soon as the Lady Irish and Lady Spartans landed in the same...
The Resignation of Cordell Hull
By Ray Hill Few politicians of the time were as cognizant and protective of their public images as was Cordell Hull of Tennessee. One of the most closely guarded secrets in Washington, D. C. was the fact Cordell Hull suffered from tuberculosis. Hull was...
Carter girls claim first region bowling title
By Steve Williams Lady Hornets are state bound! After capturing their first-ever region crown, the Carter girls’ bowling team made more history Saturday by earning a berth in this week’s TSSAA state tournament at Smyrna. The Lady Hornets rallied to defeat Kingsport...
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Are There Really Any Moderate Democrats?
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com One of my closest friends was bemoaning the fact that the republican leadership has trouble keeping their caucus together. On the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, 19 republican senators voted for the...
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Covidians
When men stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing, they believe in anything. G K Chesterton By Dr. Jim Ferguson The one indisputable truth of the pandemic is there’s a new kid on the block. Human coronavirus infections have been known since the 1960s....
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People Are Fleeing Democrat Cities, States
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A recent Drudge Report had an article from a San Francisco publication which said 25 major corporations had moved their headquarters from California to Tennessee since June of 2018. The report said 150,000 more people had...
Falcons snap Clinton’s 16-game streak, 68-52
By Steve Williams Fulton cooled off one of the hottest basketball teams in the state last week. Clinton rolled into Jody Wright Arena on a 16-game win streak Wednesday night and had not lost a game since its Hall of Fame season opener at McMinn County on Nov. 16. The...
South-Doyle’s Clark Duncan is calling it a career
By Mark Nagi There are so many great people that work in high school athletics in East Tennessee. They spend their time and talents towards making the lives of our kids better and more productive. The lessons they teach go well beyond the playing fields,...
The Knoxville Focus for January 10, 2022
Heated Merit meeting appoints hearing officer for Dooley complaint By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In a contentious meeting last Thursday, the three-member Knox County Merit System Council voted to appoint Judge Sharon Bell as the hearing officer...
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Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Merit Council Running Amok The antics of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Merit System Council members - - - Gina Oster, Jim Jennings, and Jim Wright - - - continue to illustrate an unelected board run amuck. Readers will remember last week’s...
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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...