Honor Fountain City Day 2026 is Monday Fountain City Town Hall invites everyone to attend Honor Fountain City Day in the Park, an annual Memorial Day event that is a reflection of shared community pride, history and spirit. The fun starts at 10 a.m. in Fountain City...
By Steve Hunley Way To Go, Speaker Sexton Last week, Cameron Sexton, speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, removed Democrats from their committee and subcommittee assignments following another display of mayhem and disruption as the General Assembly met...
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com More than 75 people attended the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum’s Howell Legacy Garden dedication on May 13. The newest addition to the 44-acre property honors Jenny Howell Jukes, daughter of Joe Howell, whose vision...
By Ray Hill James Davis Porter served two terms as governor of Tennessee and remained one of the most notable of the Volunteer State’s citizens. Lawmaker, judge, chief executive, highly successful businessman and college president, James D. Porter lived a full and...
By Mark Nagi Statistically, the West Rebels were not the better team in the Class A championship game in boys’ lacrosse. Their opponent, the Page Patriots, outshot them (33-18), collected more ground balls (39-20), and won more faceoffs (10-4). But the Rebels...
By Steve Williams A Clinton fan said it was a tale of two halves. Yep, it was indeed that. But Bearden’s girls flag football team left Clinton that night with the Region 1-AA title and a berth in the state tournament at Murfreesboro. If you missed the game at...
Ray Hill’s McKellar Book Wins ETHS Award By Focus Staff Ray Hill’s biography of Tennessee’s first popularly elected and longest serving United States senator, Kenneth McKellar, was recognized by the East Tennessee Historical Society with an Award of Excellence in the...
By Steve Hunley Tennessee General Assembly Approves New Legislative Districts In Special-Called Meeting Last Thursday, the Tennessee General Assembly redistricted the last remaining Democratic congressional district in the state. Naturally, the Democrat-Socialists...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Marsha Reep was working at Mobile Meals in Knoxville when someone heard that she was also a quilter and invited her to join a chapter of Quilts of Valor. Eight years later, Reep is now the group leader and continues...
By Ray Hill There was a time when John H. Savage was one of the most prominent men in Tennessee. With his long, wavy locks of hair and a moustache that drooped below his chin, Savage resembled a mix between an outlaw and a Chinese Mandarin, especially with his dark,...
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