Helton had ‘it’ and more to get to Cooperstown Rockies’ Hurdle didn’t manage a ‘fiercer competitor’ By Steve Williams Todd Helton was seen often with a dark beard when he played for the Colorado Rockies. But former manager Clint Hurdle remembers a “baby-faced kid” the...
Bluegrass Statesman Marvel M. Logan of Kentucky By Ray Hill “The old have wisdom that the young know not of,” Marvel Mills Logan once wrote. With each passing day, the more I agree with that statement. Marvel M. Logan is a name long forgotten by most, but for a time...
Farragut honors longtime football coach with road dedication By Ken Lay Farragut High School honored one of its own on a cloudy Wednesday morning at its outdoor classroom. But the school wasn’t the only one to honor longtime head football coach Eddie Courtney....
Bobcat Band Receives Large Donation Central Alumni donate $5K By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Twenty-year Central High School Alumni Association President R. Larry Smith and Treasurer Margaret Murdough presented a $5,000 check to the Central High School Bobcat...
Early voting starts Thursday Three new precincts to open By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County voters will begin voting Thursday on a long ballot that includes everything from commission races to board of education seats. Early voting...
Liberal Propaganda Exposed During First Presidential Debate By Steve Hunley When Special Counsel Robert Hur found that Joe Biden was “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” the White House went into a tizzy to do damage control, wailing such...
Three vie for District 2 school board seat By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County School Board District 2’s race is drawing some interest as the incumbent is running as an Independent, one candidate is a Democrat newcomer, and the third...
The War Referendum: Congressman Louis Ludlow of Indiana By Ray Hill Louis Ludlow is largely forgotten today, but during his heyday in the 1930s, he was one of the most well-known members of Congress. A newspaperman by trade, Ludlow became famous for proposing...
Parrott-Wood Memorial Library receives TOP grant Secretary of State of Tennessee Tre Hargett and his wife Dawn visited Parrott-Wood Memorial Library on June 26, 2024, to award them with a $7,133.00 Training Opportunities for the Public (TOP) Grant. This grant is made...
Rico Silvera is no longer lacrosse coach at Webb By Steve Williams Rico Silvera, who guided Webb School to the Tennessee Scholastic Lacrosse Association (TSLA) state championship on May 17, is no longer the Spartans’ head coach after 21 years. “Effective July 1st, I...
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