By Ken Lay United States Representative and Minority Whip Steve Scalise made an early-morning stop for a breakfast meeting hosted by Representative Tim Burchett Thursday at the Rothchild Catering and Conference Center in West Knoxville. Scalise came to not only show...
The Unknown Congressman
Tom Murray of Tennessee By Ray Hill Lest anyone believes being elected to Congress is glamorous and allows one to bask in the limelight of attention by the press and the public, there are far more congressmen slogging through the daily chores that make up a...
A Hardin Valley state title ‘is not in the bag’
By Steve Williams Did Hardin Valley Academy’s cross country team show some chink in its armor with the TSSAA state championships coming up? Andrew Shultz, a senior member of the team, wasn’t pleased with the Hawks’ overall performance in the Region 2 Large Class meet...
Central starts slow, storms back to defeat Gibbs, 34-23
By Bill Howard Midway through the second quarter Friday night at Joel Helton Field, Knoxville Central High School had four possessions against regional rival Gibbs. The result? Two punts, a lost fumble, a missed field goal, and a 9-0 deficit on three Gibbs field...
The Knoxville Focus for October 26, 2020
Dwayne Sanders – Christian, coach, mentor – honored with gym dedication By Bill Howard If you didn’t know Dwayne Sanders, there are at least two things about him you can be sure of. The first is that he died way too young: he was 52 when he died of cancer in April of...
Lakeshore Park’s Master Plan approved
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville’s largest and most popular park’s 2020 Master Plan was approved by the city council Tuesday with some requests and suggestions from nearby landowners. Lakeshore Park, the former site of the East...
Congressman Pat Sutton of Tennessee Part Two
By Ray Hill Pat Sutton, congressman from Tennessee’s Seventh District, had been renominated over a strong opponent in the 1950 election and reelected that fall. Clearly ambitious, Sutton, like several other Tennessee politicians, was carefully watching Tennessee’s...
CAK (9-0) gets first ‘title’ with 48-21 win over GCA
By Steve Williams The first of many possible titles this football season came CAK’s way Friday night. How does “Knox County’s only undefeated team” sound? Coupled with West’s first loss to Knoxville Catholic, Christian Academy of Knoxville earned that distinction with...
Farragut Middle repeats as MAC JV Champion
By Ken Lay The Middle-school Aged Conference has been sanctioning football for two years and the league already has a repeat champion. The Farragut Middle School junior varsity football team became the first squad to win back-to-back titles Thursday night. The...
Catholic and TKA were tough foes for state champs
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic and The King’s Academy followed somewhat similar paths in last week’s TSSAA state volleyball tournament at Murfreesboro. Both finished in third place and gave the eventual state champions their toughest competition. In its...
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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...