Focus adds to community service recognition By Steve Williams After The Knoxville Focus contacted local high school athletic directors in early December to let them know we would again be recognizing community service by their student-athletes during the holidays, we...
HELPING HANDS: Bearden volleyballers build picnic tables for Lonsdale kids By Steve Williams The hands of a high school volleyball player are very important in competition and are governed by strict rules of how they can be used in their sport. Last summer, those...
Judge Kyle Hixson sworn into office By Focus Staff Just about every judge in East Tennessee was present to watch Kyle A. Hixon take the oath of office as a judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Hixson was appointed to the post by Governor Bill Lee, who was...
By Steve Hunley When Public Is Not Public Mayor Indya Kincannon has already got a transparency problem as evidenced by the lawsuit filed by the Knoxville News Sentinel over the process used by the city government in selecting a new police chief. Still, the city just...
Catching up with Larry Cox By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com He’s been a dynamo of involvement in the city, county, and especially North Knoxville. His career in athletics and coaching paralleled his many years of service as a city council member and...
Knoxville’s Lawyer & Statesman: Hobart F. Atkins By Ray Hill Like all things, Hobart Freeman Atkins long ago passed into the pages of history. And like so many others, Hobart F. Atkins deserves to be remembered. When he died, the Knoxville News-Sentinel...
Thornhill and Miller earn District 3 bowling awards By Steve Williams Blake Thornhill and Gracie Miller have been selected the District 3 Bowlers of the Year for 2022. The All-District 3 teams have also been announced. The Boys/Coed Division includes Lara Calhoun,...
Bishop ends up at Tennessee after all By Steve Williams De’Sean Bishop’s dream came true on National Signing Day (Dec. 21) as he joined the University of Tennessee football program. “All the hard work has paid off,” said the Karns running back who ranks as the TSSAA’s...
Berean Christian girls help keep the tradition going By Steve Williams This rescue was different. Knoxville Fire Station No. 11 was the recipient. Berean Christian School’s girls basketball team provided the helping hand. It was a unique act of community service. Eric...
By Steve Hunley Local Bias? The daily newspaper claims to be unbiased, but it has a definite leftist slant to its stories. Nor does the daily newspaper much like Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. The publicity about Bryan Hair, Jacobs’ former chief of staff, seemed...
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