Father’s Day Feast, Sunday, June 16th at Shoney’s Restaurants  Shoney’s of Knoxville, Inc, restaurants are offering many favorites and special items on the Fresh Food Bar, on Sunday, June 16th for Father’s Day. All “Dads” are invited to go to any area Shoney’s Restaurant to enjoy Shoney’s Father’s Day Feast which includes dessert, like Shoney’s famous Shoney’s Hot  Fudge Cake! A list of restaurants can be found at: http://www.shoneysknox.com/locations/. Shoney’s makes it easy to take care of Dad with the famous Breakfast Bar in the morning or the special Father’s Day Feast, beginning ..read more

Hearing on CB and CA Zones rescheduled for July 15 The Knoxville Focus has learned that the public hearing set for the 17th has been dropped and rescheduled for July 15. Here’s the information published in this week’s Focus, note the date change:   The Knox County Commission meets on zoning change requests on a new schedule next Monday at 5 p.m. Until now the zoning sessions have followed the regular meetings on the 4th Monday of each week but recently it was changed to the Third Monday. The earlier time and day change apparently is meant to free up county officials and employees who ofte ..read more

Knox County Election Commission to conduct Public Machine Test for the Federal and State Primary, County General, and Town of Farragut Municipal Election As part of its preparation for the August 1, 2024 election, the Knox County Election Commission will conduct a required voting machine test. The details are as follows:   WHAT:              PUBLIC VOTING MACHINE TEST DATE:              Monday, July 1, 2024 TIME:          ..read more

Has the American Medical Association Lost its Collective Mind? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Has the American Medical Association Lost its Collective Mind? AMA: Straight white Christian male doctors are responsible for inequities in health outcomes. Who knew? Remember “Rocky and His Friends” when Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale were turning smart people into idiots by spraying them with goof gas? Well it is apparent that the American Medical Association has been one of their victims. How else to explain their stances on social issues? Like many universities an ..read more

Gotham Hatred is the mindset of a soul twisted by evil. JVF By Dr. Jim Ferguson If a demonstrably corrupt system condemns you, are you guilty? Jesus threatened the elitist ruling class in Jerusalem and was convicted in a midnight kangaroo court on the testimony of lying witnesses. Similarly, Democrats are perverting the legal system with their political lawfare to destroy President Trump, hoping to jail him or even kill him through Congressman Bennie Thompson’s legislation. And remember, Epstein died in federal custody. The kangaroo court in Gotham convicted President Trump of a crime that w ..read more

Significant memories from an earlier life By Tom Mattingly AUTHOR’S PREFACE: Last week’s story on the 1998 national championship book from Pediment Publishing brought back some significant memories. More than a few years ago, I remember calling Susan Alexander at the News Sentinel more than once, offering to review recently published books, sometimes, but not always, about sports. More often than not, she would say “yes,” and off I went. It wasn’t too long before the reviews ended up in the paper, and the books ended up on the shelf in my home office. There was also a regular paycheck. One thi ..read more

The Pain of Sports Fandom By Mark Nagi I sit here on a Sunday morning, greatly saddened because of something that happened approximately 840 miles from Knoxville. It happened on a sheet of ice in Sunrise, Florida, a place where I’ve never been, and might never go the rest of my life. It happened because of the actions of men on ice skates, most of whom I’ll probably never meet, have had a direct effect on my mood. Oh, and I can barely skate myself. I’m talking about the NHL playoffs, and Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. There’s a good chance that you weren’t paying attention, have no c ..read more

Free Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans DATE Wednesday, June 12, 2024 TIME 12 Noon – 2:00 P.M.   LOCATION Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office 1101 Liberty Street Knoxville, TN 37919   Attorneys will be available to provide consultations in legal issues such as:   Landlord/tenant Veterans Benefits Bankruptcy Criminal defense Consumer protection Contract disputes Estate Planning Child support Personal injury General Legal Issues   Please note: This is not a wills clinic.  Clients can expect legal advice, but no wills are drafted at this clinic.   The ..read more

ORDER OF PUBLICATION   IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN RE: D. L A child under eighteen (18) years of age D.O.B. XX/XX/2013 ASHLEY MARIE BATES, Petitioner, Vs. EDWIN ARTHUR LAQUAY Respondent. No.  207345-2 ORDER OF PUBLICATION Upon Petitioner’s filing of a Motion for Service by Publication, and for good cause shown therein, it is therefore: ORDERED, ADJUGED, AND DECREED as follows: That the publication of this Order shall be made for four (4) consecutive weeks in The Knoxville Focus or other paper. That Respondent, Edwin Arthur Laquay, be given notice that he is ..read more

Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Liberal Lies The crisis at our country’s southern border is the handiwork of one man: Joe Biden.  There was NO crisis at the border when he moved into the White House on January 20, 2021.  With the sweep of his pen, he rolled back the closure of our southern border and the orders put in place by Donald Trump.  Biden refused to complete the border wall and sold off materials that were to be used for the wall. For the last three and a half years, every member of the Biden administration from Biden to Alejandro Mayorkas to Karine Jean-Pierre ha ..read more