Heavy early voting could ‘fill Neyland Stadium’ By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Figures released Friday indicated heavier early voting than usual. The Knox County Election Commission reported a total of 102,196 ballots were cast, 4,099 of those...
By Steve Hunley Pretense, Hypocrisy And Outright Lies The hypocrisy of the Democrat-Socialists in this country knows no bounds. In fact, it borders on the pathological. The Democrat-Socialists long ago dropped their mask of pretense. They are coming closer and...
By Steve Williams The large crowd at Friday night’s high school football game at Covenant Health Park wasn’t just there to see how a football field would look in a baseball park or two good high school football teams playing each other. No, most were there to see one...
By Ray Hill For decades, one of the constants of Knox County’s political life was Hal Harrison Clements, an attorney who dabbled in politics, although it is likely more accurate to say that he was an attorney whose true vocation was politics and he dabbled in the law...
By Ken Lay Central High School senior quarterback Kaden Long has almost completely rewritten the Bobcats’ record book. Long’s 7,354 career passing yards and 99 total touchdowns are the most in the history of one of Knoxville's most tradition-rich high school...
By Steve Williams How does Hardin Valley Academy continue its dominance in cross country? That question was put to Head Coach John Witsell last Wednesday after his boys’ and girls’ teams swept top honors in the TSSAA D1 Class AAA Section 2 Meet at Victor Ashe...
City takes first step in charter review By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Having completed a review of the Knoxville City Council’s rules and procedures, the council is now turning to review the city’s charter. “There’s never been a deep look at the...
By Steve Hunley 87% Of Dems’ Political Contributions Come From Outside Tennessee Perhaps the hardest-fought legislative race in Knox County is between state Representative Elaine Davis and challenger Bryan Goldberg. This is the second time the two have raced one...
By Ken Lay The 2026 postseason has been an exercise in frustration for the Bearden High School girls soccer. The Lady Bulldogs have managed to survive and advance but the playoffs have been packed with close calls, comeback victories and overtime matches. But that all...
By Ray Hill Andrew Lawrence Somers has long since been forgotten, but his was an important voice in the U.S. House of Representatives for many years. Somers was first elected to Congress when only 29 years old and stayed there for the rest of his life. The service of...
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