By Ken Lay A stifling defense helped the Bearden Middle School girls basketball team capture a big victory at home Thursday night. The Lady Bruins toppled Powell, 38-19, in a Knox County Middle School Basketball Conference Class AAA tilt before a boisterous crowd in...
By Steve Williams High school basketball bounces through several seasons. First, there’s the Hall of Fame Week. Then there’s the Thanksgiving tournaments in late November. Other Holiday tourneys come after Christmas. Then after New Year’s, around Jan. 6, district play...
Council limits where attached dwellings can go By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The effort to provide more affordable housing throughout the city hit a barrier Tuesday when the majority of Knoxville City Council members voted to restrict where a new...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Matt Van Epps Best Choice For Congressional District 7 Seat “I hate this city,” so says state Representative Aftyn Behn in a recording that has come to light. Aftyn Behn, the new darling of the far left in Tennessee, who is the...
Wreath Ceremonies set for December 13 By Focus Staff Volunteers will gather at Knoxville’s three veteran cemeteries on Saturday, December 13, to lay wreaths at the military graves. The annual event always welcomes citizens to honor the veterans who, after placing the...
Where Did the Portrait Go? By Ray Hill I am a BIG believer in preservation of historical artifacts, documents, photos and memorabilia, and I think it all should be preserved for future generations. I am invariably appalled to discover items that have been discarded...
A look inside the Farragut Museum with local historian Frank Galbraith By Pete Gawda If you want to know anything about the community of Concord, the Town of Farragut or the Navy’s first admiral, David Farragut, just ask Frank Galbraith. The 84-year-old lifelong...
Sevier County pulls away from Halls, 49-13 By Steve Williams The song "Purple Rain" was played as the Sevier County football team and its fans celebrated a win over Halls Friday night. Unfortunately, Halls’ tune could have been "Heartaches by the Number, trouble by...
The Focus and UT Press host book launch at ETHC By Pete Gawda The first book to be written about longtime Tennessee Senator Kenneth McKellar was unveiled Thursday evening at the East Tennessee Historical Center. The book, “Senator Kenneth McKellar: Feudin’ Son of...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Trump’s Approval Rating High On Foreign Policy Donald Trump’s foreign policy during his second term is the highest-rated of any modern president in the 21st century. That’s according to Harry Enten, CNN’s data analyst. “Donald...
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