James P. Pope of Idaho & Tennessee By Ray Hill I doubt very much if any readers recall James Pinckney Pope, but there was a time when his name was quite well known here. Indeed, for 24 years of his life, Jim Pope lived in Knoxville with his wife, Pauline; Jim Pope...
South-Doyle and Headrick notch first win By Steve Williams Austin-East and South-Doyle went into Week 3 looking not only for a win, but points. It took almost the entire first half, but the Cherokees hit the jackpot in the final two minutes and went on to defeat the...
West beats Farragut, 38-3 By Mark Nagi The West Rebels have had the upper hand in their rivalry with the Farragut Admirals in recent years, and last Friday’s matchup was no different. Make it six straight wins for the Rebels, following a convincing 38-3 victory at...
Halls’ Road to Fame sparkles even more with Class of 2024 By Steve Williams Halls High School athletics’ Class of 2024 Road to Fame includes four outstanding inductees: A high school baseball All-American in Jeff Lockwood, the first recipient of the TSSAA Mr. Football...
Publisher’s Positions Burchett Responds To Ashe By Steve Hunley Last week, Congressman Tim Burchett dropped the equivalent of a political atomic bomb on Victor Ashe. The former mayor writes a column for the Shopper, which appears online in the Knoxville...
New stadium named Covenant Health Park By Ken Lay Knoxville’s new all-purpose sports stadium remains under construction in the Old City. It won’t open until April 2025, but it already has a name. The new stadium, which will be home to the Knoxville Smokies and the One...
Frank A. Barrett of Wyoming By Ray Hill There was a time when Wyoming was not such a rock-ribbed Republican state. Like much of the rest of the country, with the advent of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, Wyoming elected its share of Democrats to statewide...
Emotional farewells from five Knox County Commissioners By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Five people who could not be more different from each other gave emotional farewells last week during their final meeting as Knox County Commissioners. Goodbyes...
Seniors for Creative Learning readies for fall semester By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Seniors for Creative Learning is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to encouraging individuals age 50 and older to learn new things and enjoy new...
Angora Frog Farm opens in Powell By Ken Leinart Legacy Parks Foundation and Knox County opened a new child-focused park and dog park in Powell on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Angora Frog Farm and Dog Park sits on 14 acres of land donated in 2020 to Legacy Parks by Arvin and...
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