by design | Jan 10, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Long-time Tennessee fans remember the 1961 football season for events happening on and off the field. A major highlight on the gridiron was a 10-6 win over No. 9 Georgia Tech on Nov. 11 on Shields-Watkins Field. That happened in the days Tennessee’s...
by design | Jan 10, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Taking a drive to Tellico Village on an outing puts you in a section of Loudon County where many fine houses, boat docks, golf courses and clubhouses now exist. But more than 200 years ago something else went on there. The tragedy of Coyatee is little...
by design | Jan 10, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Amy and I woke up the Monday after Christmas, stretched, and fell back asleep. Both of us have entered the world of retirement, and we appreciate being here. I’ve heard so many folks my age regret their decisions to retire. They miss work and wish...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
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. ...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill From 1920 until his death in 1961, the most personally popular politician inside Tennessee’s First Congressional District was B. Carroll Reece. That can be attested to on a variety of fronts, not the least of which are the election returns from that...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Just to make sure that I am fair and balanced, I read some of the left-wing press. It seems to think that the border crisis is some made up right wing fantasy concocted to keep the base inflamed. I wonder...
