Knox County Republicans to reflect after 2026 election By Ken Lay Although there were many winners present, celebrations were few for the Knox County Republican Party Tuesday night at its watch party at the Crowne Plaza in Downtown Knoxville. The night, which began as...
By Steve Hunley Congratulations to Marsha Blackburn Congratulations to Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn on her victory last week, as well as to Senator Bill Hagerty and Congressman Tim Burchett. Blackburn made history yet again; after having been the first woman ever...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Located on Bruhin Road across from the Inskip Park and Pool, The Village at Inskip apartment complex was officially opened at the end of October with a ribbon-cutting. Mayor Kincannon addressed the event,...
By Ray Hill During his time in office, Albert Cabell Ritchie was one of the best-known chief executives in the country. Twice, Ritchie was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. To this day, Albert C. Ritchie remains the longest-serving...
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com On Monday, November 2, Emerald Academy was awarded $20,000 for its 3rd-grade reading achievement (59.6% ELA proficient). Dr. Tanna Nicely, Carson-Newman University Director of Leadership and former principal of South...
By Ken Lay Christian Academy of Knoxville football coach Chad Speck might have seen his team earn a lopsided postseason victory in the opening round of the TSSAA Division II-AA playoffs. But he was far from satisfied. “I don’t care what the scoreboard says. We...
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...
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