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The Knoxville Focus for April 26, 2021

by Ray Hill | Apr 25, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Remembering Senator Bill Brock By Ray Hill Bill Brock died March 25, 2021 of pneumonia while in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Brock was one of the founders of Tennessee’s modern Republican Party and he had a great deal to do with turning the Volunteer State into a...

Publisher’s Positions

by Steve Hunley | Apr 25, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley We Need To Get This Right Local media has been consumed by the story of the shooting of Austin-East student Anthony Thompson.  Some readers will remember when Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon called a hasty press conference in a city park in twenty...

Council tackles Merchant Drive zoning, Sports Authority and Penny Pawn site

by design | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The zoning request for higher density along Merchant Drive was changed by the Knoxville City Council Tuesday at the request of Norwood community homeowners. Hilton Capital Group, represented by Benjamin C....

Carroll Reece: Tennessee’s ‘Mr. Republican’ Pt7

by Ray Hill | Apr 25, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill By 1930, Carroll Reece, congressman from Tennessee’s First Congressional District, had served for a decade in the House of Representatives. Reece had defeated an incumbent who had also served for ten years in Congress to win the Republican nomination in...

Farragut stands out among the best in softball

by design | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Grace Christian Academy senior Hannah Cooper gives the softball a ride during a game this year. Photo by Mark Cooper. By Steve Williams Who are the top teams on the local high school softball scene this season? Right now that answer would have to be Farragut....

Berean Christian nets first victory in tennis

by design | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Berean Christian has won its first tennis match in school history. The Lady Eagles defeated Samuel Everett School of Innovation 4-3 at John Sevier Park in Maryville on April 22. Breanna Edington, Raygan Robertson and Maddie Dyer won their singles...
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