by design | Feb 21, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi A couple of weeks ago in this column I wrote about the Tennessee/Florida rivalry, and how it continues to burn very hot. The nice thing about sports is that there isn’t just one rival. In men’s basketball, it doesn’t get more intense than Tennessee and...
by design | Feb 20, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Former Sheriff’s Narcotics Chief Faces Federal Indictment Another one of former Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J. J.” Jones’ model employees seems to be in a spot of trouble. Actually it could be big trouble. David Henderson, supervisor of the Knox...
by design | Feb 20, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The 1956 Presidential Election in Tennessee By Ray Hill Dwight D. Eisenhower had carried Tennessee in the 1952 election, albeit it only barely, with the final totals being 446,147 for “Ike” and 443,710 for Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson. It was a difference of...
by design | Feb 20, 2022 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams All he needed was a chance. Former Bearden High basketball standout Ques Glover has been an exciting addition to the Southern Conference at Samford University this season after transferring from Florida. He became a Bulldog again too and is playing...
by design | Feb 20, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Bob Yarbrough, the very popular host of a morning show on WOKI, hit the nail on the head recently when he said what some people were calling misinformation today should more accurately be called disagreement. Some on...
by design | Feb 20, 2022 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Although we have no national interest in Ukraine, ground troops are being sent to NATO countries in Eastern Europe to counter the buildup by the Russians on the Ukraine border. I have not seen a compelling...
