By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon invited various members of the media into her office Tuesday to answer questions about her proposed budget. The Knoxville Focus joined News-Sentinel’s Tyler Whetstone and Scott Barker...
The Knoxville Focus for April 26, 2021
Remembering Senator Bill Brock By Ray Hill Bill Brock died March 25, 2021 of pneumonia while in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brock was one of the founders of Tennessee’s modern Republican Party and he had a great deal to do with turning the Volunteer State into a...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley We Need To Get This Right Local media has been consumed by the story of the shooting of Austin-East student Anthony Thompson. Some readers will remember when Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon called a hasty press conference in a city park in twenty...
Council tackles Merchant Drive zoning, Sports Authority and Penny Pawn site
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The zoning request for higher density along Merchant Drive was changed by the Knoxville City Council Tuesday at the request of Norwood community homeowners. Hilton Capital Group, represented by Benjamin C....
Carroll Reece: Tennessee’s ‘Mr. Republican’ Pt7
By Ray Hill By 1930, Carroll Reece, congressman from Tennessee’s First Congressional District, had served for a decade in the House of Representatives. Reece had defeated an incumbent who had also served for ten years in Congress to win the Republican nomination in...
Farragut stands out among the best in softball
Grace Christian Academy senior Hannah Cooper gives the softball a ride during a game this year. Photo by Mark Cooper. By Steve Williams Who are the top teams on the local high school softball scene this season? Right now that answer would have to be Farragut....
Berean Christian nets first victory in tennis
By Steve Williams Berean Christian has won its first tennis match in school history. The Lady Eagles defeated Samuel Everett School of Innovation 4-3 at John Sevier Park in Maryville on April 22. Breanna Edington, Raygan Robertson and Maddie Dyer won their singles...
The Knoxville Focus for April 19, 2021
Large turnout at Fountain City B&P’s new meeting venue By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “We had a great meeting and great turnout!” said Jeff Bagwell, president of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. Bagwell told The Focus...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, perhaps the most outspoken anti-Semite in Congress and erstwhile member of the Democrat “Squad”, has issued a new jeremiad calling for “no more” policing. Tlaib declared policing in the United States is “inherently and...
Catching Up With Hugh Nystrom
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Former Knox County Commission Chairman Hugh Nystrom served one term and chose not to seek re-election. The friendly fellow is very active in the community and his family and has an interesting history. The Knoxville...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...