South-Doyle pours it on in second half to beat Austin-East By David Klein Friday night at South-Doyle High School, there were offensive fireworks galore in the first half as the South-Doyle Cherokees and Austin-East Roadrunners traded big play touchdowns and huge...
Larsen Jay hosts West Knoxville meet-and-greet By Ken Lay Vintage cars lined a section of the parking lot while the sounds of Shed House Trio, a local bluegrass band, could be heard and the smells of barbecue pierced the air late Thursday afternoon. Supporters were...
Leftists Have No Desire To Punish Crime Or Criminals By Steve Hunley The hand-wringing about the horrific crimes in our nation’s capital needs and deserves attention from its local leaders. Instead, it got a group of woke morons who are doing their best to run it...
It’s high school football time again! By Steve Williams High schools need their sports and for many years football seems to be king in the Knoxville area and surrounding counties. Maybe it’s the buzz of the fans and the sound of the bands and cheerleaders as you near...
Our Congressman Richard W. Austin By Ray Hill For a decade, the congressman from Tennessee’s Second Congressional District was Richard W. Austin. Lean of frame, clean-shaven with piercing eyes and a bald pate, R. W. Austin counted his friends by the thousands. ...
Knox Heritage names historic Fragile and Fading sites By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Standing in the median strip of Middlebrook Pike is the 1845 Knott-York House. Before its sale in March of this year, it remained under the same family ownership...
Halls, Fulton and Central prevail on opening night By Steve Williams A message came in from Tracy Miller-Davis of the Knox County Schools’ athletics office last Wednesday night that the KOC High School Kick-Off Classic had to be moved from Halls to Central for...
Seymour breaks ground for new fire station By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department celebrated a significant milestone on Friday, August 8th, by breaking ground at their new location on 10320 Chapman Highway in Seymour. The...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Marsha Blackburn Running For Governor Of Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn made the long-awaited announcement that much of Tennessee has been expecting; namely that she is a candidate for governor of Tennessee in next year’s...
Catching up with Michael Grider By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You probably know Michael Grider, who served Tim Burchett when he was Knox County Mayor and then went with him to Congress. Did you know Grider is a Cubs fan, an Oak Ridge native, and a...
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