Early voting picks up in city election By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday was the halfway mark for early voting for five new Knoxville City Council members and the city sales tax referendum. As of Thursday, 5,112 people have voted with 651 of...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Democrats Responsible For Shutdown And Obamacare Failures Last week, the Knoxville News Sentinel published a story by Allie Feinberg stating there are 55,000 plus people on the SNAP program whose benefits are endangered by the...
Catholic rallies in second half to beat CPA, 28-26 By David Klein The Catholic Irish dug out of a hole in the first half Friday night and stopped a two-point conversion in fourth quarter crunch time to beat the visiting Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) Lions 28-26 in...
The Gentleman From Maryland Senator John Marshall Butler By Ray Hill Today, with the occasional exception, Maryland is a solidly Democratic state, especially on the federal level. The last time a Republican was elected to the United States Senate from Maryland was...
Owens rolls sizzling 825 series on ‘home’ lanes By Steve Williams Alex Owens has pretty much grown up at Fountain Lanes. His papaw, David Spiva Sr., is the reason behind that, as he is the longtime manager at the bowling lanes on Broadway in North Knoxville. The...
Cedar Bluff Elementary celebrates new turf play area By Ken Lay Cool temperatures on Thursday morning couldn’t temper the joy as Cedar Bluff Elementary School cut the ribbon for the new turf added to its playground area and outdoor classroom. Cedar Bluff principal...
Oster kicks off reelection campaign By Pete Gawda Family members and well-wishers gathered Tuesday evening, October 14, at a west Knoxville restaurant Scrambled Jake’s to officially launch Knox County Commissioner Gina Oster’s campaign for reelection to a second term...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Peace Through Strength It is fair to say one thing that brought Donald Trump back to the White House was the fact that he was a far more recognizable figure in the president’s role as Commander-in-Chief. Joe Biden’s fundamental...
County unveils monument to honor Tucker Blakely By Ken Lay The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Powell Community honored one of their own early last week. The county unveiled a stone memorial monument to honor fallen sheriff’s deputy Tucker Blakely on Tuesday...
John G. Townsend of Delaware By Ray Hill While serving as Delaware’s governor, John Gillis Townsend Jr. was a reformer; while he served in the United States Senate, he was a stalwart conservative. A highly successful business entrepreneur, John G. Townsend was a...
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