By Steve Hunley Interesting Factoid… New York governor Andrew Cuomo is begging for wealthy folks to return to the Empire State, which was ravaged by the coronavirus. Why does the guv want wealthy New Yorkers to come back home? “A single percent of New York’s...
Airplane Filling Station history to be presented at Powell Celebration
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Ever wonder about the airplane filling station on Clinton Highway? When was it was built and why? What is the future for the iconic historic structure? The 2020 Powell Station Celebration is set for Saturday, August...
The 1964 Senate Races in Tennessee, III
By Ray Hill From 1930 until 1964, the Democratic Party reigned supreme in Tennessee. Republicans had only occasionally been able to elect a governor; the last was Alfred A. Taylor in 1920. That year had been something of a high watermark for the GOP. Republicans had...
Rebels look to skill players to take them further
By Steve Williams West High got so close last season. If not for a 10-0 loss at Central in the Class 5A semifinals, it could very well have been the Rebels celebrating a state championship in Cookeville instead of the Bobcats. “It was a great season,” said Coach Lamar...
Local girls soccer teams take the field this week
By Ken Lay After much speculation and waiting due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 high school girls soccer season is finally here and all of the area’s top teams will begin playing games this week. Just what the new season will look like remains a...
The Knoxville Focus for August 10, 2020
Local GOP candidates celebrate victories at Crowne Plaza By Ken Lay David Buuck makes it no secret that he is ready to get to work for the citizens of Knox County and he’ll soon get that chance when he’s sworn in as law director. “I am the people’s lawyer and I can’t...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Election Results The election results are in and there were several big races decided last Thursday. For you political junkies, we’ll take a deep dive into the results. Bill Hagerty is the Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat being...
HVA and Catholic’s Riley Smith eye state titles
By Steve Williams For several years, the Knoxville area has been strong in cross country, even with runners standing out on the national and international scene. This year could again produce some championships on the state level. Heading into the boys’ cross country...
My Friend Mackie
By Ray Hill It seems odd to be writing about my dear little friend Mackie in this column, but God help me, he belongs to the past now. Evidently there really is such a thing as love at first sight. The very first time I laid eyes on a little Scottish terrier puppy 12...
Run game and defense may give Beavers a head start
By Steve Williams Head Coach Brad Taylor believes Karns’ strengths – its running game and defense – are well suited for the “short turnaround” to the start of the 2020 high school football season. Because of the pandemic and restrictions on contact sports, it looked...
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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...