By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Looking for the best auto repairs by a local family-owned and operated business? For all around repairs and maintenance of all makes of vehicles you can’t beat Fountain City Auto Clinic at 2823 Woodrow Drive. Tammie...
Mr. Jim Cummings
“Live so that when you die, even the undertaker will be sorry.” Sign that hung in the business office of Jim Cummings. By Ray Hill James H. Cummings is likely a name unfamiliar to most readers, but during his time he was a power and a man to be reckoned with. When he...
Bearden Wins TSSAA Dance Championships!
By Steve Williams The coaching staff set the tone and the senior class took it from there. And as usual, even in an unusual year, Bearden High School took top honors in two categories in the 2020-21 TSSAA Dance Championships. This year Bearden won state titles in...
Young Falcons eliminated by Greeneville gunners
By Steve Williams A young Fulton boys basketball team hung with host Greeneville’s veteran group for only about half of the opening period in its TSSAA Class AA State Sectional game March 8. The Falcons led 2-0 and 7-5 in the early going before senior point guard and...
The Knoxville Focus for March 8, 2021
Can the KCSO Merit System Council rule on a sheriff’s transfer of an employee? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The push and pull contest between the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and its Merit System Council continues with a new dispute involving a...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Knoxville’s Shame I have a lot of respect and admiration for Bob Booker who is a former state representative, city councilman, the former executive director of the Beck Cultural Center and an able historian. Robert Booker also writes a column...
Murphey, Hardin Valley wrestler, is off to good start
By Steve Williams Ella Murphey has set some big goals as a wrestler at Hardin Valley Academy, and so far so good for the freshman. “She seeks to do what Kenya Sloan did several years ago,” said Marc Giles, HVA’s wrestling coach, last week. That was winning four...
The Passing of An Era: The Defeat of Congressman Joe Martin
By Ray Hill Joseph W. Martin Jr. is probably a name unfamiliar to most folks today as he has slipped into the pages of political history, yet for decades he was a national figure of great significance, especially inside the Republican Party. Joe Martin served in...
It wasn’t pretty, but Lady Bulldogs claim region title
By Steve Williams Jennifer Sullivan ignited Bearden with an 11-point first period outburst. Maddie Brillhart contributed clutch 3-point shooting. And Renayah McLaughlin offset her free throw shooting in the fourth quarter in so many ways. That and a whole lot more...
Bulldogs hang on to claim Region 2-AAA Title
By Ken Lay OAK RIDGE --- As the clock hit triple-zero, a wild celebration ensued on Jill Prudden Court at Wildcat Arena as the Bearden High School student section stormed the floor to celebrate with the school’s boys basketball team. It was a party to celebrate the...
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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...