By Ray Hill William Gannaway “Parson” Brownlow had been elected governor of Tennessee in 1865, taking the oath of office four days before General Robert E. Lee tendered his surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Governor Brownlow was engaged in a heated...
Lady Hornets claim first region hoops title since 2001
By Ken Lay Coach Bo Lewis was counting his blessings Tuesday night after he guided the Lady Hornets to their first region championship in nearly two decades. “I’m so excited for the girls, our community and our program,” Lewis said after watching the Lady Hornets come...
Plumlee takes reins of Central baseball program
By Steve Williams Central’s Dustin Plumlee will make his debut today as a high school head baseball coach when the Bobcats play their season opener at Tommy Schumpert Park. Plumlee, 33, joined the Central staff last year as pitching coach and was elevated to...
The Knoxville Focus for March 2, 2020
Pension Board attorneys prepare for Sessions Court date By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Retirement and Pension Board met Monday in Room 640 in the City-County Building for its regular session and approved several retirements...
Two appeals of zoning: South Knox Waterfront, Planned Parenthood
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com New City Councilman Tommy Smith said “Here” for the first time Tuesday as he took his seat to represent District 1 on the Knoxville City Council. Smith was chosen by the council recently to replace Stephanie...
Speeding up Commission Meetings
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It is true, some meetings of the Knox County Commission seem to go on forever. The sessions, which start at 5 p.m. have been known to stretch out five and six hours. In order to speed things up, the Commission’s Rules...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, IV
By Ray Hill William Gannaway Brownlow, better known to Tennesseans as “Parson” Brownlow, was another Volunteer State governor who made it to the United States Senate. Brownlow was as colorful a character, perhaps even more so, than his predecessor, Andrew Johnson. By...
Like Fisher warned, OR’s ‘No. 2’ made it hard for Powell
By Steve Williams Powell got off to a great start in the District 3-AAA girls basketball championship game. The Lady Panthers led by nine points over halfway through the opening period at Oak Ridge and Bailey Trumm’s third 3-point basket had them ahead by eight...
Bearden falls in District title game
By Mark Nagi Last season the Bearden Bulldogs achieved their dreams, winning the Class AAA championship in boys’ basketball for the first time in program history. They’ve got some work to do if they are going to get back to Murfreesboro. On Tuesday, February...
The Knoxville Focus for February 24, 2020
Tommy Smith selected for District 1 council seat By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It took almost six hours but Knoxville City Council selected a new council member for South Knoxville in a special meeting last Thursday. Tommy Smith, the vice...
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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...