By Ray Hill Carroll Reece had first been elected to Congress to represent Tennessee’s First District in 1920 when he had defeated incumbent congressman Sam R. Sells in the Republican primary. 1920 had been a banner year for Republicans in Tennessee with the GOP...
Signing Littlejohn is ‘feather in the cap’ By Steve Williams Devean Littlejohn has advanced to the next level in his bowling career. And there may be another level after this one. The first-ever TSSAA Division I boys state champion to represent Knox County signed an...
By Steve Williams Every Karns fan in the stands was probably scared to death, wondering if the right fielder was going to get there in time to make the catch. But Elizabeth Breeden didn’t let them down. She got there just in time to make the game-ending catch and give...
The Dogwood Arts Festival Returns In-Person This Spring! Festival Organizers Plan for New Event Setup in World’s Fair Park Following a year of virtual events, the Dogwood Arts Festival is set to return IN-PERSON to World’s Fair Park April 23rd - 25th! Festival...
By Steve Hunley Georgiana Vines, the whirling dervish of a political columnist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, let her political slip show last week. Georgiana wrote a lengthy column detailing the lack of bipartisanship of Tennessee’s two U. S. senators, Marsha...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What started at a BBQ competition a few years ago has blossomed into a thriving home business for Knoxville resident Jacob Lubbers. Full Boar BBQ started in 2013 in Lubbers’ home state of Indiana after he and his...
By Ray Hill To get to Congress, Carroll Reece had to defeat an entrenched incumbent, who had served for a decade. After taking the oath of office on March 4, 1921, Carroll Reece became one of the most enduring political figures in Tennessee’s political history. ...
By Steve Williams Berean Christian School didn’t come out on top in the team scoring, but it had a historical day to remember in athletics. The TSSAA Division I Class A school in East Knoxville played its first-ever boys’ and girls’ tennis matches against Concord...
By Steve Williams Jeremy Parrott will remember his 2020-21 basketball team with fond memories. Some of his juniors and seniors were young players on Parrott’s 2018-19 team that gave Bearden its first-ever boys’ state championship, beating Memphis East in the Class AAA...
Norwood residents oppose large Merchant Dr. development By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com For years developers have been trying to build homes and businesses along Merchant Drive in west Norwood. The residential community was saddened and frustrated...
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