Early voting up almost 30 percent By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Voting totals are up with 19,900 people casting ballots during the first six days of early voting. As of Thursday, 11,999 people chose the Republican primary and 7,614 chose the...
By Steve Hunley Too few people pay attention to what is going on in their local communities, state or nation. Much has been said about the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates winning congressional races this year. They talk about “workers,” just as the...
By Mike Steely Quilts of Valor were awarded to resident veterans of the Pointe at Lifespring Assisted Living on Saturday. Each quilt was presented by Sandy Brock and Sheila Eason of the Quilts of Valor organization. Lifespring’s Rebecca Mills and Chelsea Irwin...
By Ray Hill The last time New Jersey elected a Republican to the United States Senate was in 1972 when Senator Clifford P. Case was reelected to a fourth term. During the ensuing 53 years, Republicans have tried to elect one of their own to the U.S. Senate without...
‘Major league play’ by Holloway helped make it happen By Steve Williams Joe O’Brien threw the first no-hitter in University of Tennessee baseball history in 1973 according to official UT records, and in addition to that he is the only pitcher from Knox County to toss...
By Pete Gawda About 30 people interested in preserving historic cemeteries gathered at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center on Saturday morning, July 19, for a cemetery workshop sponsored by Knox Heritage. Several people with extensive experience in cemetery...
A New Home, A New Start For Knoxville Family By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com On July 16, the Knoxville Leadership Foundation gathered with the Emerald Youth Foundation family for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that opened the doors to a new beginning. The ribbon...
By Steve Hunley The irony of the present time is that we have more ways to communicate than ever before, yet we seem to do less of it than at any time in our history. We have any number of channels that feature news 24 hours a day, every day of the week, and yet...
Hardin Valley Couple Celebrates 75 Years of Marriage When John and Julia exchanged wedding vows on June 9, 1951, Harry Truman was president, television was still a novelty in many homes, and America was just beginning a period of remarkable change. Seventy-five years...
By Ray Hill Florence Price Dwyer was a political pioneer, elected to Congress at a time when women were rarely participating in the general workforce outside of teaching. A Republican, Florence Dwyer had long been active in local politics before taking the plunge to...
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