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Powell ends Halls’ win streak, 34-17

by design | Sep 24, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Powell ends Halls’ win streak, 34-17 By Steve Williams Halls had a lot of breaks in the game, but couldn’t capitalize on enough of them to add Powell to its five-game winning streak. Coach Matt Lowe’s Panthers were resourceful in their 34-17 victory in the annual...

Spartan Strong: Webb pulls away from CAK, remains perfect on the season

by design | Sep 24, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Spartan Strong: Webb pulls away from CAK, remains perfect on the season By Bill Howard After the first five games this season, Webb School of Knoxville’s football team was 5-0, and had not been challenged. Friday night the Spartans went on the road - less than half a...

The Knoxville Focus for September 18, 2023

by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Governor Lee lauds the efforts of state’s tourism industry By Ken Lay Tennessee Governor Bill Lee had some kind words for workers in the tourism and hospitality business in the Volunteer State Thursday. Lee spoke at the annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality at...

Publisher’s Positions

by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Politics in the KPD? The Knoxville News Sentinel has filled what pages it has on coverage of Nzinga Amani, formerly known as David Hayes. Amani was found guilty by a Knox County jury of resisting arrest. The jury could not reach a verdict on a charge...

O’Neil treasures relationships and championships

by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

O’Neil treasures relationships and championships By Steve Williams The total number of athletes who have been members of the teams Sean O’Neil has coached over the past 16 years at Knoxville Catholic High School is not readily known. But you can be sure each one has...

Oklahoma’s Crazy Congressman: Manuel Herrick

by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Oklahoma’s Crazy Congressman: Manuel Herrick By Ray Hill If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone suggest a member of Congress was crazy, Elon Musk would be a pauper by comparison. Yet in the case of Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma, it was not simply the opinion...

Bearden Village has much to be proud of

by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Bearden Village has much to be proud of By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Bearden neighborhood began as farmland in the 19th century and is named for the former Knoxville Mayor and state legislator Marcus De Lafayette Bearden. In 1962 it was...

Powell next!

by design | Sep 17, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

MARISA MITCHELL, CADENCE CAPTURES The West High School marching band plays at halftime Friday night at Dan Y. Boring Stadium on the Central High campus. Powell next! ‘We can’t wait,’ says Halls coach By Steve Williams The Battle of Emory Road will be rockin’ at...

The Knoxville Focus for September 11, 2023

by design | Sep 10, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off 103rd year By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Valley Fair kicked off its 103-year Friday at Chilhowee Park with a large crowd of elected officials, fair supporters and interested citizens. Andy Holt, a...

Publisher’s Positions

by design | Sep 10, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Gloria Johnson Off and Running Gloria Johnson made it official, she’s running for the U.S. Senate against Senator Marsha Blackburn. Johnson is heavily relying on the Covenant shootings, the expulsions from the Tennessee House of Representatives of the...