Mayoral candidates quizzed at LWV forum By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The League of Women Voters hosted a forum for the candidates for Knoxville Mayor Tuesday at the Public Works building. The four candidates spoke briefly and then answered...
Statesman from the North Star State: Edward J Thye of Minnesota By Ray Hill Politics is perhaps the most fickle of mistresses. The one thing one can always rely upon to change is the times. Even the most enduring of officeholders are frequently faced with the changing...
From John Tarleton Park to the Rose Bowl By Steve Williams He’s known for having worked in the “Big Four” college bowl games – the Cotton, Sugar, Orange and Rose bowls – but he hasn’t forgotten his start at John Tarleton Park off Sutherland Avenue. After 34 seasons as...
Lonsdale Community celebrates annual homecoming weekend By Ken Lay The Lonsdale Community celebrated its 38th annual homecoming last weekend. The three-day celebration kicked off Friday afternoon with a children’s field day at the Emerald Youth Foundation Sports...
Early voting starts next week for city primary By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A week from tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9, early voting opens for Knoxville’s Primary Election and will continue through August 24. August 29 is the election day and...
By Steve Hunley Johnson vs. Blackburn? Word is trickling out that state Representative Gloria Johnson will seek the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate seat currently held by Marsha Blackburn. While Johnson hasn’t officially announced her...
Standard Knitting Mill Employee Reunion is Saturday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com By the time Standard Knitting Mill closed in 1989, more than 4,000 people had worked there. The empty, circa 1945 building on Washington Avenue is the only structure...
Georgia’s Little New Deal: Governor Eurith D. Rivers By Ray Hill One of the phenomena of the coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 was the number of states that elected governors who tried to emulate the president inasmuch as they put into place what were frequently...
Muse Knoxville celebrates newly renovated exhibits By Ken Lay Muse Knoxville unveiled a pair of new exhibits Thursday morning, bringing excitement to a humid day. It opened a new and improved version of its Healthy Kids Clinic Exhibit inside the building. Muse...
Turner’s camp mixes in life skills and tough love By Steve Williams The play on the court had gotten a little rough and physical even among the first through fifth graders in the annual Elston Turner Basketball Camp last week at Austin-East High School’s Clifford H....
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