Irvey’s kicks off grand opening weekend for Fountain City location By Ken Lay Irvey’s Ice Cream is now open in Fountain City. The ice cream shop, located at 3000 Tazewell Pike, began a three-day grand opening celebration Friday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting, bubbles...
By Steve Hunley Early Voting Starts This Week Early voting begins on Wednesday, October 14 of this week. Visit the website of the Knox County Election Commission if you are not sure where you can vote early. You can find the voting locations at...
By Focus Staff Author, historian and columnist Ray Hill spoke to a gathering of the McMinn County Historical Society about his prize-winning biography of Senator Kenneth McKellar. “Senator Kenneth McKellar: Feudin’ Son of Tennessee” is published by the...
By Ray Hill For decades, one of New York State’s most popular public officials was Jacob K. Javits. Rising from a tenement located on the Lower East Side, Javits worked his way through the New York University School of Law and began a law practice with his brother,...
By Ken Lay After Central High School won the District 3-3A Volleyball Tournament semifinal Tuesday night, coach Susan Davidson was congratulated because the Lady Bobcats advanced to the region tournament. But Davidson made it clear that her team wasn’t satisfied...
By Steve Williams Two local teams – the Christian Academy of Knoxville boys and the Grace Christian Academy girls – won TSSAA Division II Class A state championships last week at the Sevierville Golf Club. For the CAK Warriors, it was their 10th state title in...
Irvey’s Ice Cream to celebrate grand opening in Fountain City By Ken Lay Irvey’s Ice Cream is coming to North Knoxville. The shop, located in Fountain City at 3000 Tazewell Pike, will have a three-day grand opening this weekend and will take place Oct. 9-11. It will...
By Steve Hunley Voters will have an opportunity to vote on three proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution on the upcoming ballot. Voters inside the City of Knoxville will also have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the city’s charter. ...
By Ken Lay October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Knoxville and Knox County kicked the month off a day early, on Sept. 30, at the Randall E. Nichols Family Justice Center. The city and county hosted a press conference a day early for a purpose. “October is...
By Ray Hill Throughout his life, Herbert Romulus O’Conor earned a reputation as a man of industry, capability and capacity. O’Conor also possessed an impeccable sense of timing, which, in politics, is a gift from God. As with catching the trapeze bar, timing is...
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