By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Alice Bell / Spring Hill Neighborhood Association was officially created in 1990 as a grassroots group. Over the years, the group has grown and become officially recognized by the city of Knoxville and has been...
The Knoxville Focus for March 13, 2023
Questions about the Amazon Distribution Center continue By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com As the city and county tout the approval of the Sports Authority’s issuance of bonds for stadium construction and the city finalizes reconstruction of the former...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley District Council Members Should Be Elected By Their District. . . Not Citywide! In his blog, “Comments from the Councilman,” City Councilman Andrew Roberto opposes the legislation sponsored by state Senator Richard Briggs that would eliminate district...
Team play leads Lady Irish to gold
Team play leads Lady Irish to gold By Steve Williams A “team philosophy” won out in the end said Knoxville Catholic Head Coach Travis Mains after the Lady Irish captured the school’s first-ever girls basketball state title. Ensworth’s Jaloni Cambridge, the No. 1...
The Last Campaign: Overton vs. Orgill, Part II
By Ray Hill Watkins Overton had been the longest-serving mayor of Memphis when he had been called back to office in 1949. Overton was easily reelected to a four-year term in 1951. Once again, Overton was thwarted by the personal pique of Edward Hull Crump. A...
Winners honored in festive Neighborhood Awards Dinner
Winners honored in festive Neighborhood Awards Dinner By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The recent 2023 Neighborhood Awards Dinner was a festive and well attended celebration of community leaders. Presented by the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment,...
Fulton wins ‘ugly’ to claim state berth
Fulton wins ‘ugly’ to claim state berth By Steve Williams Fulton took surviving and advancing to an extreme in last week’s Class 3A sectional round. The Falcons had what seemed to be a comfortable 17-point lead late in the third quarter but had to battle in the final...
The Knoxville Focus for March 6, 2023
Three Rivers Republican Club elects new officers By Ken Lay Knox County’s Republican Party has a new chairman. But he is a familiar face. Buddy Burkhardt was named chairman recently and he’s promising to return the party to the grassroots. “My vacation is over and I’m...
When Is Enough, Enough?
By Steve Hunley Last week, I received three emails all pointing to the problem created by the homeless inside the City of Knoxville. All of the writers were, to the best of my knowledge, residents of Knoxville and one asked the question, “When is enough, enough?”...
Webb’s Walls: a scorer, defender and leader
Webb’s Walls: a scorer, defender and leader By Steve Williams Versatile may be the best word to describe Lukas Walls as a basketball player. The 6-4 Webb School shooting guard is The Knoxville Focus / Coaches’ Knox County boys’ Player of the Year. Walls received 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...