Wow! Knox girls dominate II-AA state meet By Steve Williams Knoxville girls showed their supremacy Thursday in Tennessee high school cross country’s Division II Class AA. Topped by Webb’s Garmer twins going 1-2, the Lady Spartans made it 1-2-3 with Carolina Areheart’s...
The Gentleman From Ohio: Martin L. Sweeney By Ray Hill Martin L. Sweeney may not have served as long as many of his colleagues in the House of Representatives, but folks knew he was there when he was a member. For twelve years, Sweeney represented a district in...
10th Annual Rocky Hill Christmas Parade & Festival returns December 7 Knoxville’s holiday event of the season, the Annual Rocky Hill Christmas Parade & Festival, returns for its 10th year, ready to bring the holiday spirit on Saturday, December 7, 2024. This...
Photo by Braiden Collazzo Halls holds off Trojans, 21-14 By Steve Williams The start wasn’t very flattering, but the ending was a white knuckler. Halls was holding on for dear playoff life. Morristown West and their fans were hoping for just one more big play. On the...
Early voting up over 10K By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A total 163,303 people cast early votes during the two-week period that ended on Halloween, over 10,000 more votes than 2020’s early voting numbers. The record turnout went smoothly despite...
Leftist Democrats Have No Platform ... Just Lies And Hate By Steve Hunley The election has descended into calling a former president of the United States “Hitler.” Kamala Harris and her allies are accusing Donald Trump of being Hitler. First of all, to put it...
Big Orange Pickleball opens courts in Strawberry Plains By Ken Leinart It may have taken a little longer than expected, but Wayne and Kim Hodge held an official ribbon cutting for Big Orange Pickleball (BOP) Friday, November 1. The facility is located at 7729...
The Gentleman From Indiana: Ray J. Madden By Ray Hill Ray John Madden served in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1943 until 1977, a total of 34 years, representing the most solidly Democratic district in Indiana. A big, bluff man with a thick thatch of...
West defeats Powell, 30-18 By Ken Leinart Knoxville West High School’s 30-18 win at Powell accomplished more than capturing the Region 2-5A championship for head coach Lamar Brown. “A lot of people have doubted this team all year and criticized us, been criticized by...
Vesser and Hardin Valley dominate Class AAA field By Steve Williams Alexandra Vesser ran off and left the field in the Region 2 Class AAA girls cross country meet last week. In fact, her winning time was almost a minute and a half faster than the nearest competitor....
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