By Ray Hill Political bosses are found in every shape and form, but perhaps no state in the union has been more accustomed to bosses than Pennsylvania. Joseph Finch Guffey was born in Guffey’s Station on December 29, 1870. Guffey’s father was a staunch Democrat in...
By Steve Williams After a film session with coaches ended last Wednesday, Austin-East High School players were leaving the football facility when Head Coach Antonio Mays spotted senior captain Ja’brillion Lauderback coming down the steps with a bag of trash and...
Our hearts go out to all who were injured or who lost family or friends during the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade. As a show of love and support from Knoxville and the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Truckster will be making a CARE TOUR Trip...
Huge Turnout for Republican Rally! By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The Get Out and Vote Rally, hosted by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Commissioner Justin Biggs, was held at Calhoun’s on the River Thursday night. The room was filled with many officials in...
By Steve Hunley Desperate Davis Habitual candidate Elaine Davis has been a Democrat and a Republican. Davis was appointed to the Knox County Commission as a Democrat in 2006. That same year she ran as a Democrat for the county commission and lost. In 2008 she ran...
By Steve Williams De’Sean Bishop is not just good in football. He’s good at keeping a secret. Minutes before announcing his commitment Thursday, his mother didn’t know which college the Karns High running back had picked. “He wouldn’t even tell me,” said Sherika Huff,...
By Ray Hill For the first time in decades, Republicans in Tennessee were seriously contesting the race for the United States Senate in 1948. In fact, Republicans had fielded a compelling statewide ticket composed of former congressman Carroll Reece for the Senate and...
By Steve Williams It was long overdue, but Hoyt Carroll had the credentials to stand the test of time. Carroll, who passed away at the age of 77 in 2001, will be inducted posthumously into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022 on Aug....
By Ken Lay The sounds of 1990s country music blared from the stage as Gone Country covered the songs of Dwight Yoakam, the Kentucky Headhunters, Brooks and Dunn and the songs of other neo-traditional music from the era as a local politician threw a party to...
Smoky Mountain Guns & Ammo celebrates Grand Opening By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com With a large crowd waiting outside their doors, Smoky Mountain Guns & Ammo welcomed the community into its second location Friday morning. The new Smoky Mountains Guns...
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