by design | Feb 19, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
The shame that is a tournament sport By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s men’s basketball team has never been to the Final 4. You’ll hear that a lot in the weeks to come, as we get closer to the NCAA tournament. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has only been to the Final 4 once....
by design | Feb 18, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Election Complaint Filed Against West Knox Republican Club A complaint has been filed with the Registry of Election Finance against the West Knox Republican Club. William Lyle Oelrich III has filed the complaint, pointing out the...
by design | Feb 18, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Judge Mansfield of Texas By Ray Hill Joseph Jefferson Mansfield was originally christened “Beauregard” but as his father, born in 1807, died fighting for the Confederacy the younger Mansfield’s name was changed to honor his late father. A slight man with a full head...
by design | Feb 18, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
In search of the Crockett family A Day Away by Mike Steely We are so fortunate to live in an area that has so much state and national history. Within a few miles of Knoxville, you can easily visit several places that have taken part in the history of the Crockett...
by design | Feb 12, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Finding My Roots By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com My youngest granddaughter is named Haley. Her mother was in Tennessee’s MBA program and went with me to visit Alex Haley – a fellow University of Tennessee faculty member – at his farm in...
by design | Feb 12, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Three Movies I Think You Would Enjoy By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com During most of my working career I very seldom ever went to a movie theater and only rarely watched one on television. However, there are two fairly recent movies, “Phantom of the Open”...
