Carter girls roll past Gibbs ‘again’ to take region title By Steve Williams It’s not easy defeating a rival five out of five times in a season. But that’s what Carter High’s girls bowling team had to do Jan. 8 to wrap up the Region 1 championship at Fountain Lanes....
The Knoxville Focus for January 8, 2024
A miracle two decades in the making By Ken Leinart Miracle Ridge. To really understand the importance of the “Hallelujah” moment that created Miracle Ridge, you have to go back some 22 years. Hand Up For Women started in 2002 with a simple goal and has kept true to...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Claudine Gay Resigns... Good Riddance Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard, has offered up her resignation after her abysmal performance at a now notorious congressional hearing. Gay might have survived that episode had it not...
Lady Falcon trio leads comeback win at WB
Lady Falcon trio leads comeback win at WB By Steve Williams William Blount junior Savannah Darnell was putting on a “one-girl show” against Fulton on her home court last Wednesday night. When the Lady Falcons came into their locker room trailing by 17 points at...
Re-electing the Senator: The Final Campaign of William B. Bate
Re-electing the Senator: The Final Campaign of William B. Bate By Ray Hill By 1903, only two men had ever been elected to a fourth term in the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee: Isham G. Harris and William B. Bate. The two men had several things in...
Fulton quickly gets back on right track
Fulton quickly gets back on right track By Steve Williams Everyone seemed to be in agreement that Fulton’s first loss of the season was a good loss. The defending Class 3A state champions were riding a 32-game win streak when Murfreesboro Central Magnet stopped Fulton...
Bishop hopes to be ready to play by March
Bishop hopes to be ready to play by March By Steve Williams Tennessee freshman running back De’Sean Bishop is on the road to recovery and hopes to be 100 percent for spring practice in March, he told The Focus last Thursday. The Karns High School product and one of...
The Knoxville Focus for January 2, 2024
Fountain City Auction to host 19th Annual Advertisement Sale By Ken Lay It’s a new year and Fountain City Auction will kick off 2024 with its 19th annual Advertisement Sale and Country Store Auction on Saturday, January 6, at 2 p.m. The event is online only and the...
America’s new fascists, the radical Left
America’s new fascists, the radical Left By Steve Hunley The divide in the Democratic Party over support for Israel versus the antisemitism of the progressive wing of the party has caused some heads to blow off, but it has also revealed some telling points. Many...
A book with a backstory
A book with a backstory A Day Away By Mike Steely Sometimes a find in a used book bin can lead to an interesting story about the book and the author. The battered book I recently found in a discard pile, “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” was written by Frances Hodgson...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...