Jarrell grievance dismissed by merit board By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A grievance filed by Knox County Sheriff’s Office employee Lisa Jarrell was dismissed by the KCSO Merit System Board of Directors Wednesday. She had filed a multi-count...
Rebels blank Central in district match By Ken Lay Nick Kim makes it no secret that he his high expectations for the 2023 soccer season. Kim took over as West High’s head coach following the team’s trip to the Class 3A State Tournament in May. He was an assistant under...
TOP WRENCH Competition showcases automotive skills, training, careers By Bill Howard A difficult, and all-too-common, decision high-school kids have to make is whether, upon graduation, to go to college or enter the workforce. For those oriented more toward a...
By Steve Hunley The big news across Tennessee was the convergence of 500 people who rushed into the Capitol building shouting, “No action, no peace!” following the shootings by Audrey/Aiden Hale of three children and three adults. The “protest” was organized by...
By Steve Williams Girls basketball players from 22 local high schools are being recognized as Careacter Star Athletes in this week’s issue of The Knoxville Focus. They were selected by their head coaches and each will receive a Careacter Star Athlete T-shirt and...
By Ray Hill During the eighty-one years that comprised the life of Dewey Jackson Short, folks knew he was here. Short was a true son of the hill country of the Ozarks and a gifted speaker who could hold his audiences spellbound, sometimes referred to as the “Hillbilly...
A Day Away by Mike Steely Named for the former Tennessee Senator who served as president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Andrew Johnson Highway begins when Asheville Highway splits and the northeast portion becomes the AJ Highway heading toward Jefferson...
By Steve Williams Carter came close to spoiling the Gibbs players’ first opportunity to present their head coach with her 1,000th career victory last week. But the Lady Eagles pulled out a 5-4 district win when senior Emma Keck drove in the go-ahead run in the top of...
Jackie Raley kicks off campaign for property assessor By Ken Lay A lifelong public servant is seeking elected office for the first time. Jackie Raley is running for Knox County Property Assessor in next year’s election. She’s seeking to replace John Whitehead, who is...
By Steve Hunley Evil... Pure Evil The shootings in Nashville’s Coventry Christian school and church are appalling, heartbreaking, and tragic. Most of us have known for some time the mainstream media smothers those stories that don’t fit their preferred...
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