by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Amburn kicks off campaign for Knox County Sheriff On Tuesday, February 17, Louis’ Restaurant on Old Broadway provided the perfect backdrop for a lively meet and greet in support of candidate for Knox County Sheriff, David Amburn. Friends, supporters, longtime law...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Nobody Ever Accused AOC Of Being Smart The Left’s favorite barmaid ran amok in what was supposed to be the debut of her foreign policy expertise at the Munich Security Conference. The end result was yet another Leftist delusion went off the rails as...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Just about everyone is familiar with the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, which may have cost the lives of as many as 100 men and women. Henry Drury Hatfield was a nephew of William A. “Devil Anse” Hatfield. The future governor and...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay For the second consecutive year, the West Valley Middle School girls basketball team has won a Class AAA State Championship. With their victory in the state title game, a 38-24 victory over Mt. Juliet on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Rockvale High School,...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com More and more non-profit groups are requesting beer permits to help support their special events. The recent meeting of the Knoxville City Beer Board saw four groups requesting permits. All of them appeared...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Nine seniors on Farragut High School’s baseball team made a community service visit to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital the morning of Feb. 16 and it brightened the day for several kids on hand. The players came away with a good feeling too. Dr....