By Ray Hill Every so often I am reminded of my age by recalling those leaders of my youth; most of them are gone now. Howard Baker, Bill Brock, John Duncan, Sr., Jimmy Quillen and Robin Beard. Former governor Winfield Dunn is still very much with us, thank God. It...
By Steve WIlliams Elston Turner is in the fourth quarter of his coaching career. The 62-year-old Knoxville native has had a remarkable run as an assistant for 24 years in the NBA but has never been a head coach. He has come close a few times to realizing that dream...
By Ken Lay The Central High School-Karns High School baseball rivalry is one of Knoxville’s oldest and it has deep roots. The Bobcats and Beavers have been league rivals for years. Thus, they have played numerous times over the years and have had some memorable...
Wiegel’s, Gibbs-Corryton community gives heartfelt tribute to Ryan Knauss By Chase Clemmer If you have not seen or heard the story of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Christian Knauss you should take a moment to do so. He was the last American service member that was...
By Steve Hunley Liberals Sue to Block Wright-Niceley Bill To the surprise of no one, the Wright-Niceley Bill, which establishes residency requirements for candidates for federal office is Tennessee, has been challenged in a new lawsuit. As noted by the Tennessee...
By Steve Williams A young and talented Gibbs softball team wiggled out of a first inning jam and faced very little difficulty after that in a 10-0 win over improved Fulton Thursday night in Corryton. The visitors had a runner on each base with two outs in the...
Republicans had not really been a factor in statewide elections in Tennessee for the better part of almost half a century. There were those occasions when a Republican managed to win the governorship, usually due to some unusual circumstance that gave the GOP an...
By Ken Lay After 40 years without a true home, the Carter High School softball team has a place to call its own. The field, which is located a short distance from campus at Carter Youth Sports Parks, was dedicated Thursday afternoon before the Lady Hornets lost, 11-0,...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Convention Center was packed recently as the 2022 Neighborhood Conference was live this year after an easing of the COVID-19 pandemic. Candidates for political office and representatives from nonprofits...
Huge turnout of candidates, voters at Expo Center By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday’s candidate event at the Knoxville Expo Center on Clinton Highway drew most of the candidates. There were no speeches given as the Knoxville and Knox County...
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