IOP for me

By Joe Rector Amy and I made our way to Isle of Palms for an annual vacation. We’ve been coming here for years and believe that it’s the best place to spend a week. Over that time, we’ve left early on more than one occasion for a variety of reasons. We are lucky not...

Keeping fans breathless until the game ended

Keeping fans breathless until the game ended By Tom Mattingly There were 53 tie games across the history of the Tennessee football program. The tie game went out of fashion after the 1995 football season. In 1955, Bowden Wyatt’s first season, Tennessee and Georgia...

Self-serve OKed by city beer board

Self-serve OKed by city beer board By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council Beer Board hears all types of beer permit requests, from local organizations holding public events to local convenience stores with new owners. Sometimes...