KCS announces graduation schedule Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Knox County Schools is committed to honoring this year’s graduates and to celebrating their achievements. With that in mind, Superintendent Bob Thomas...
Odds & Ends of This & That, VI
By Steve Hunley Officer, I’m Being Robbed! Do City of Knoxville police officers make too much money? That is the inference from a news release by the City Council Movement. If you haven’t been paying attention, the City Council Movement says its mission is to...
New rules proposed for property naming in city
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Councilwoman Lauren Rider is term-limited as chair of the Knoxville Property Naming Committee as her four years will end in June. The group of citizens meets when requests are submitted to name streets, buildings,...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, XVI
By Ray Hill When Senator Estes Kefauver's aorta ruptured on the evening of August 13, 1963, it set off a scramble to succeed him. Governor Frank Clement appointed millionaire businessman Herbert “Hub” Walters of Morristown to fill the remainder of Kefauver’s term...
In ‘lost season,’ Fulford learns to not take things for granted
By Steve Williams Gabel Fulford had the type of performance at the Spring Fling last year that most high school athletes only get to dream about. The Christian Academy of Knoxville sprinter and hurdler came home with three Division II Class A state...
Karns honorees supplied plenty of offense
By Steve Williams Karns’ Student-Athletes of the Year Trey Hawkins and Sarah Roberts have something in common. They were known for their offensive play on the high school level. Hawkins was a quick and exciting player in football and basketball for the Beavers....
The Knoxville Focus for May 18, 2020
Mark Campen, Courtney Shea honored by Fountain City By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Honor Fountain City Day has been a Memorial Day highlight for many years. The members of Fountain City Town Hall have hosted the celebration of their community but...
Odds & Ends of This & That, III
By Steve Hunley Out of the Mouths of Babes… Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the Board of Education, was really impressed by Aaliyah Riddle. Aaliyah Riddle is a graduating senior at Austin – East High School who was critical of the school system’s...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, XV
By Ray Hill With the election of Kenneth D. McKellar to the United States Senate, the senatorial ambitions of Tennessee’s governors became a trifle more circumspect. Some like Gordon Browning never really gave up the desire to go to the U. S. Senate. A congressman...
Neighborhood group bakes treats for teachers
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Teacher Appreciation Week was celebrated earlier this month and the South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association decided to cook up something special. Debbie Sharp, Knoxville’s Neighborhood Coordinator, told The Focus what...
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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...