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...
By Steve Williams The background of South-Doyle High’s new head football coach is hard to believe. Zack Gibson has worked hard the past 12 years to get where he is today, and that’s being the new head coach of the Cherokees. “I’ve been in it a little bit longer than...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Early voting started Friday for a long ballot that includes four Knox County Commission seats that will be turned over to new faces. The current commission chair from District 3, Gina Oster, lost to Sheri Super in the...
North waterfront redevelopment, data center restrictions pass By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The north bank of the Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville needs redevelopment, and the Knoxville City Council approved a long-term plan to do so Tuesday...
By Steve Hunley I Am Disappointed In UT The University of Tennessee made an announcement that made the national news and startled many Tennesseans. The University of Tennessee announced its Board of Trustees had approved a $1.9 million legal settlement to Tamar...
By Steve Williams Phil Morton worked a long time as an assistant district attorney and prosecutor in Blount and Knox counties until he retired in 2020. Along the way he took up umpiring Little League baseball games and reached its top level in 2004 when he worked...
By Ray Hill Hamilton Fish Kean doubtless is unfamiliar to most readers, but he served in the United States Senate and was part of a political dynasty that exists to this day. Kean’s son Robert Winthrop Kean served in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty...
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