Emerald Academy welcomes students for its 12th year By Ken Lay School is back in session for Emerald Academy and early last week, the students at Knox County’s charter school got the grand welcome as the school opened its doors for the 2026-27 school year. The school...
By Steve Hunley Fauci, The Fraud Millions of people in this country wondered why Joe Biden, or whoever made the actual decision, provided an autopen pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci. Anyone who has watched the spectacle of Dr. “I am science” Fauci sitting before a panel...
By Steve Williams Elston Turner was in town last week for his annual summer youth basketball camp and it was full of energy from Monday through Saturday at the Austin-East High School gymnasium that bears his name – Elston Turner Court. Ages 6-11 had 50 campers and...
By Ray Hill Complaints about indoctrination of students in colleges and universities around the country are nothing new. Years ago, similar complaints were made about foundations providing funding for educational purposes, which also just happened to allow the wealthy...
By Steve Williams De’Sean Bishop has his eyes on making history at the University of Tennessee this coming season. And if he does, all the glory will go to His-story; God’s story. That’s the way it should be, believes De’Sean. There was a big change in Bishop’s life...
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union™ celebrated the groundbreaking of its 25th branch on July 30, 2026, at 7605 Strawberry Plains Pike in Knoxville. The new Strawberry Plains branch will expand access to financial services for members and communities in eastern Knox,...
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...
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