By Steve Williams West High School’s volleyball program turned back the clock last season and Mary Austin Slate had a lot to do with it. Slate, a four-year starter on the varsity team, was “a huge factor in transforming the team from a 10-win season as a...
Life during the pandemic
By Mike Steely My family and I have been fairly isolated for the past several weeks. The longer we stay cocooned, except for outings for prescription refills and food—which is seldom, the more interesting life becomes. We have worked on yard and home projects as we’ve...
Town of Farragut passes 5G resolution
Last night the Town of Farragut passed unanimously a historic 5G resolution which concludes with: NOW THEREFORE, by the adoption of this Resolution the Board of Mayor and Alderman of the Town of Farragut, Tennessee petitions and encourages the governments of...
The Knoxville Focus for May 11, 2020
Council approves COVID-19 additional funding By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council approved Mayor Indya Kincannon’s request for additional funding from the current budget to compensate several organizations and provide a bonus...
Odds and Ends of This and That, II
By Steve Hunley Lest you think otherwise, this column is aptly named for there are all kinds of odd things going on in our community and you ought to know about them! Here we go for this week: Public Banned By Public School System Mike McMillan, East...
Austin-East quarterback’s talents include dancing
By Steve Williams Trey Foster was a versatile performer at Austin-East High and is probably best known for combining for 4,149 yards and 45 touchdowns passing and rushing during the 2019 football season. The All-State quarterback also played basketball and was on the...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, XIV
By Ray Hill Thomas Clarke Rye was twice governor of Tennessee. From rural West Tennessee, Tom C. Rye had little formal education, a fact he readily admitted. “Subscription schools were the only ones we had then, so I didn’t go very regularly and stopped altogether...
Blair and Bost helped lead Central to new heights
By Steve Williams Student-Athletes of the Year Ashton Blair and Tyler Bost were a big part of unprecedented accomplishments for Central High before the COVID-19 coronavirus impact during the second semester resulted in an unprecedented school year. Blair, a 6-3...
HVA baseball gets virtual visit from top Major League manager
By Ken Lay Joe Maddon is normally busy managing Major League Baseball this time of year and his schedule would probably be a bit more demanding in 2020, considering that he has a new job. But he hasn’t managed the Los Angeles Angels since March and has yet to skipper...
The Knoxville Focus for May 4, 2020
Dogwood Arts announce winners of annual contest By Ken Lay The COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc with the 2020 Dogwood Arts Festival, causing many of its signature events to be canceled or postponed. But the festival still went on virtually and the organizers still...
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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...