Dwayne Sanders – Christian, coach, mentor – honored with gym dedication By Bill Howard If you didn’t know Dwayne Sanders, there are at least two things about him you can be sure of. The first is that he died way too young: he was 52 when he died of cancer in April of 2018. The […]
Senate candidate Bill Hagerty addresses Republicans at Lincoln Day Dinner By Ken Lay United States Senate candidate Bill Hagerty is on the campaign trail as the 2020 election cycle enters its home stretch. The former ambassador to Japan was in Knoxville early last week and was the keynote speaker at the Knox County Republican Party’s […]
Early voting starts Wednesday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Seems like it has been a long political year, doesn’t it? This Wednesday early voting starts in Knox County with a ballot that includes voting for the president of the United States, several federal and state legislators, a school board seat and two charter amendments. […]
Halls High Road to Fame’s Class of 2020 has quality By Steve Williams The second class of the Halls High Athletics’ Road to Fame may not have the quantity of the inaugural 2019 class, but it has the quality. The seven inductees of the 2020 class will be announced and presented in a ceremony prior […]
Pilot, Haslams donate $5 million for new Emergency Department at ETCH Pilot Company and the Haslam family have donated $5 million to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to renovate the Emergency Department at the hospital’s main campus on Clinch Avenue in downtown Knoxville. The facility will be named Pilot Emergency Care Center, in honor of past, […]
Discussion of Board of Health on commission agenda By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Today will be a long day for the Knox County Commission with Chairman Larsen Jay and Commissioner Randy Smith starting the day with a 2 p.m. meeting to discuss commission operations and a 3 p.m. “practice session” for four new members. […]
9/11 Victims Remembered By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Police Chaplain Pam Neal kicked off Knoxville and Knox County’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremonies Friday with a talk and a prayer. A crowd of about 100 assembled in front of the City-County Building for the event which started at 8:45 a.m., remembering when the first airplane […]
Jim Haslam authors memoir on leadership lessons, learning and luck Pilot Company Founder James “Jim” Haslam II has written “Co-Piloting: Luck, Leadership, and Learning That It’s All About Others,” a book that takes readers inside the journey from owning a single gas station in Gate City, Virginia, to starting one of the largest privately owned […]
Knox County Board of Health discusses public forum, mask mandate By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com As some Knox County Commissioners consider removing Health Board members the board met again Wednesday to hear Deputy Knox County Law Director David Sanders tell them they must include a public forum at each meeting. Mayor Glenn Jacobs has […]
Oster questioning crossover votes By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com There’s a tradition in East Tennessee of members of one party crossing over party lines to vote for a candidate or candidates in the other party. It happens often and many elected officials in tight races realize there’s going to be some people jumping party […]