Optimist Club of Knoxville salutes 18 students for community service By Steve Williams The Optimist Club of Knoxville’s annual recognition of local high school students for their outstanding community service was held Friday, Dec. 5, during a luncheon at The Bearden...
By Steve Hunley Was Tim Walz Minding The Store ... I Think Not There’s not a rational person in the country who believes Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota is competent. With the billion-dollar scandal growing in Minnesota, the scope of Walz’s incompetence is becoming...
By Steve Williams There’s a high school bowler in Knoxville this season who has her sights set on a TSSAA state championship. And she’s only a freshman. Carter High’s Zoe Chompff has a 195 average and it’s the highest average on the local prep scene, including girls...
By Ray Hill During his brief political career, Lewis Schwellenbach was a national figure. Loud and partisan, Schwellenbach’s failed campaign for governor of Washington State led to his election to the United States Senate at the height of the New Deal in 1934. Coming...
By Ken Lay A stifling defense helped the Bearden Middle School girls basketball team capture a big victory at home Thursday night. The Lady Bruins toppled Powell, 38-19, in a Knox County Middle School Basketball Conference Class AAA tilt before a boisterous crowd in...
By Steve Williams High school basketball bounces through several seasons. First, there’s the Hall of Fame Week. Then there’s the Thanksgiving tournaments in late November. Other Holiday tourneys come after Christmas. Then after New Year’s, around Jan. 6, district play...
Council limits where attached dwellings can go By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The effort to provide more affordable housing throughout the city hit a barrier Tuesday when the majority of Knoxville City Council members voted to restrict where a new...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Matt Van Epps Best Choice For Congressional District 7 Seat “I hate this city,” so says state Representative Aftyn Behn in a recording that has come to light. Aftyn Behn, the new darling of the far left in Tennessee, who is the...
Wreath Ceremonies set for December 13 By Focus Staff Volunteers will gather at Knoxville’s three veteran cemeteries on Saturday, December 13, to lay wreaths at the military graves. The annual event always welcomes citizens to honor the veterans who, after placing the...
Where Did the Portrait Go? By Ray Hill I am a BIG believer in preservation of historical artifacts, documents, photos and memorabilia, and I think it all should be preserved for future generations. I am invariably appalled to discover items that have been discarded...
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