Behind the Curtain: Women Come Into Their Own By Ray Hill With women occupying a majority of the seats on the Knox County Commission and the recent centennial of Tennessee being the state to give women the right to vote, it occurred to me to write a column about some...
Falcons stay on the go against tough opposition
Falcons stay on the go against tough opposition By Steve Williams Coach Jody Wright’s Fulton Falcons may be in second place in the District 3-3A standings at the moment, but his defending state champions have been tuning up for another title run since the season...
McNabb youth troubleshoot Knox Esports gear
McNabb youth troubleshoot Knox Esports gear By Ken Leinart Gamers, you now have a state-of-the-art venue to show off your skills at Knox Esports, 108 N. Peters Road. Josh Witt and Chris Castleberry saw the need and took on creating the venue. Knox Esports opened its...
The Knoxville Focus for December 26, 2023
RAM set for free 3-day clinic in Knoxville Free dental, vision and medical services set for Jan. 12-14, 2024 Remote Area Medical – RAM® – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need – will hold...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Do As I Say, Not As I Do Joe Biden routinely has threatened to go after “tax cheats” and has called on the better-off to pay their fair share. Evidently, that doesn’t apply to First Son Hunter. Just about every member of the...
Martha Lee’s Jewelry comes home to South Knoxville
Martha Lee’s Jewelry comes home to South Knoxville By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Martha Lee’s Jewelry has found a new home in South Knoxville, where it all began for its owner. The business is owned by Terry Merianos, who took it over from her mother in...
Life With Wild Bill
Life With Wild Bill By Ray Hill George Graham Vest, an outstanding attorney and U. S. senator from Missouri, is still remembered to this day for his tribute to dogs. Vest had been hired by Charles Burden whose dog, Old Drum, had been killed by his brother-in-law,...
Soles Jr., PHS sack leader, signs with UK
Soles Jr., PHS sack leader, signs with UK By Steve Williams With Knox County schools closed for the holidays last Wednesday, the official National Signing Day for NCAA Division 1 football programs, Powell High Coach Matt Lowe scheduled a signing ceremony on Tuesday...
Bearden softball team helps Wreaths Across America
Bearden softball team helps Wreaths Across America By Steve Williams Bearden High’s girls softball team lent a big hand to the Wreaths Across America event Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Knoxville National Cemetery. For three hours, from 11 in the morning to 2 in the...
The Knoxville Focus for December 18, 2023
Travis Wright Running for District 8 School Board Seat By Focus Staff Travis Wright has announced he is a candidate for the Knox County Board of Education 8th District seat held by Mike McMillan in the Republican primary. Mr. McMillan recently announced he was not...
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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...