What is Advance Knox? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Kimley-Horn, a planning and design engineering consulting firm, wrapped up the second phase of county-wide public input sessions last week with an Advance Knox public gathering at Gresham...
Tennessee and Right-to-Work Part 3: The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill
Tennessee and Right-to-Work Part 3 The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill Only two members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation in the House of Representatives had voted against the labor bill sponsored by Congressman...
CAK still making a splash in boys’ state golf
CAK still making a splash in boys’ state golf By Steve Williams Cooper Russell came up a little short in a playoff for the individual title he was competing for in the TSSAA Division II Class A state golf tournament last week, but that didn’t take away the happiness...
Garmer and Smith take KIL cross country titles
Garmer and Smith take KIL cross country titles By Steve Williams Freshman Jazzlyn Garmer and junior Anna Graves gave Webb School a 1-2 finish in the annual Knoxville Interscholastic League Cross Country Championships Saturday at Sequoyah Park. Garmer and Graves posted...
The Knoxville Focus for October 3, 2022
Rick Barnes Emerald Youth Golf Classic sells out again Coach Barnes talks community involvement, 2022 Vols basketball season By Ken Lay When Rick Barnes came to Knoxville nearly a decade ago as Tennessee’s men’s basketball coach, he wanted to find a way to become...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley A Scary Night at the Zoo A story of two Kyles begins with the annual fundraiser for the Knoxville Zoo. Judge Kyle Hixson of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and Knox County Commissioner Kyle Ward were in attendance with...
Powell defense shuts down Oak Ridge, 30-14
Powell defense shuts down Oak Ridge, 30-14 Panthers take lead in Region 2-3A By Steve Williams Powell’s defense has been getting better and better since the start of the season. Oak Ridge was the latest to find that out Friday night. The Panthers, who began the...
William Henry Harrison of Wyoming
William Henry Harrison of Wyoming By Ray Hill Perhaps the American president most likely remembered as little more than a footnote in history is William Henry Harrison. Outside of historians, Harrison is little remembered save for being, at the time, the oldest man...
School Safety Patrol brings back memories
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com I was attending the opening of the West View Park’s Storybook Trail recently when I noticed the hundreds of students coming into the park from the nearby elementary school for the ceremony. Among those young kids were...
Lady Rebels win regular-season title with sweep at Clinton
Lady Rebels win regular-season title with sweep at Clinton By Ken Lay Clinton --- Last week was a roller coaster ride for the West High School volleyball team. The Rebels, however, closed out the week by claiming the ultimate regular-season prize. They had to have...
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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...