By Steve Williams New Austin-East head football coach Antonio Mays will be putting academics before athletics. He feels strongly that his plan will produce victories on the field now and later in life for his players. “There’s two numbers that we need to be concerned...
West Rebels join middle school football league
By Steve Williams The MAC has picked up a whopper. The West Youth Football program has joined the MAC, a local middle school football league that had its inaugural season last year. West has the makings of being a strong addition to the league. Its youth program won...
The Knoxville Focus for June 15, 2020
Central football team receives title rings, surprise visit at ceremony By Ken Lay The 2019 Central High School football team got its Class 5A State Championship rings Thursday at Dan Y. Boring Stadium. The rings were the jewels that culminated a second consecutive...
Odds & Ends of This & That, VII
By Steve Hunley Translating Socialist The Knoxville News-Sentinel has apparently transformed itself into the Antifa Daily. Well late last week, the Antifa Daily published an opinion column by the City Council Movement. I doubt it was written by a committee, but...
Knoxville mayor meets with black leaders
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Suggestions and comments flooded an internet meeting Tuesday hosted by Knoxville Renaissance and promoted as a Black Community Town Hall. Hosted by WATE’s Tearsa Smith, the Facebook Live discussion also included...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, XVIII
By Ray Hill Frank Clement was the first incumbent governor in Tennessee to bid for the United States Senate since Tom C. Rye in 1918. The unexpected death of Senator Estes Kefauver on August 10, 1963 necessitated a special election in 1964. For the second time in...
You have done well! … Take a bow!
By Steve Williams Congratulations to the Student-Athletes of the Year at our local high schools! A combined total of 44 females and males from 22 TSSAA-member schools in The Knoxville Focus’ coverage area were bestowed the distinction of “Shining the Brightest...
Memories of trips through Winchester and by Huntland High
By Steve Williams A friend of mine, the late Aaron Keen, was founder of Rocky Top Views, a UT sports publication, in the early 1990s and needed a delivery person for the East Tennessee area. I took that part-time job to supplement my teacher aide position in ISS at...
The Knoxville Focus for June 8, 2020
Giving back to KAT employees By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “They are our front line people we don’t think about. They provide an essential service,” said Cameron Brooks of Realty Executives Associates and the Knox County Election Commission. He...
Odds & Ends of This & That, VI
By Steve Hunley George Floyd I want to be very clear about my own feelings about what happened to George Floyd. It was horrifying and ghastly. To witness a man pleading for his life and the callous disregard of the officer was positively sickening. I am glad 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...