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Home Runs & Home Teams: A History of the National Pastime in Tennessee opens at the Museum of East Tennessee History this weekend WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Sunday, September 28, 2025 WHERE: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37901 Home Runs & Home Teams: A History of the National Pastime in ..read more
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The O’Connor Senior Center will host a regular monthly Artist Trading Card meeting on Monday, March 24 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. This meeting is free and open to anyone interested in making and trading ATCs. Refreshments will be served. No art experience is required. The goal is to have fun, create something and connect ..read more
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PARC Hosts Listening Session The City of Knoxville’s Police Advisory Review Committee will host a community listening session for the Central District on Thursday, March 20, from 6-8 p.m. in the Small Assembly Room of the City-County Building, 400 Main St. PARC invites residents to attend these sessions held across KPD’s three districts (East ..read more
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One of Wright’s best coaching efforts in 39 seasons By Steve Williams What about this young Fulton High boys basketball team! “It’s probably the youngest I’ve ever had,” said Coach Jody Wright following the Falcons’ 49-46 Class 3A Sectional win over Unicoi County last week. “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a team that ..read more
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Some indiscreet sniping from both sides By Tom Mattingly Over the years, the story of Tennessee football has been written by such journalists as Tom Siler, Russ Bebb, Ben Byrd, Marvin West, Haywood Harris and Gus Manning, Tony Barnhart, F. M. Williams and Jeff Hanna, Barry Parker and Robin Hood, Clay Travis, Ward Gossett, Jay ..read more
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Vols Take Part in NFL Pro Day By Mark Nagi Back in the dark times of Tennessee football, you didn’t have a whole lot of NFL-caliber talent on the Vols roster. But with the recent good fortune of the program has come more interest from the next level. Last Tuesday, March 11, 14 former Vols ..read more
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A Transformational Presidency President Trump is the political Colossus of our time. Bret Humes By Dr. Jim Ferguson Obama said he wanted to fundamentally transform America, and he almost succeeded in his third term in the Dark Brandon presidency. “Hope and Change” was Obama’s euphemism. President Trump’s “common sense” is not a slogan. It is ..read more
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Looking for Victory in the Valley (Part 1 of 4) By Justin Pratt Imagine returning home after an extended absence, yearning for the people you love more than anything in the world. Your heart swells with excitement, and the anticipation of embracing your family is beyond words. As you crest the last hill, the smell ..read more
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Growing Old By Joe Rector Amy and I drove behind an elderly couple the other day, and I thought I’d lose my mind at how slow they traveled down a busy highway. On another occasion, we watched as an older male chewed out a waitress over her service. Other than that one tirade, the ..read more
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Democrats Embarrass Themselves At Joint Address To Congress By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My wife, Vickie, and I had the privilege of attending President Trump’s most recent joint address to Congress. Vickie and I both lost our first spouses after long marriages – her husband to Lou Gehrig’s Disease and my wife to cancer ..read more