By Ray Hill Carroll Reece, thirty years old and a veteran of the First World War, had defeated Congressman Sam R. Sells for the right to carry the Republican Party banner in the general election of 1920. Sells had not taken his defeat lightly and had tried to...
By Ken Lay When the Central High School boys soccer team opens its season today at Seymour, it will mark the first time that the Bobcats have been on the pitch for a match since March 12, 2020. Central coach Chris Quinn remembers that day vividly. The afternoon began...
By Steve Williams Opening Day 2021 was a runaway for perennial softball power Gibbs High. The Lady Eagles rolled past visiting Pigeon Forge 35-0 in a District 3-AA game that was mercifully stopped after 2½ innings of play. As for the bright spots, Carol Mitchell,...
COURT NOTICES Non-Resident NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE JAMES TODD SHOPE and MARLENA GRACE SHOPE, Petitioners, v. RACHAEL LOUISE COCHRAN, Respondents. Case No. 3836 In this cause, it appearing from the Petition...
Vestal neighborhood moving forward By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com South Knoxville is moving forward with many improvements in the Vestal neighborhood. Some of the improvements were discussed last week in a Zoom meeting of the Vestal Community...
By Steve Hunley Local Democrats were quick to squall over the election of Daniel Herrera as chairman of the Knox County Republican Party. When was the last time the Knox County Democratic Party elected a young Hispanic as the local leader of their own party? It was...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Looking for the best auto repairs by a local family-owned and operated business? For all around repairs and maintenance of all makes of vehicles you can’t beat Fountain City Auto Clinic at 2823 Woodrow Drive. Tammie...
“Live so that when you die, even the undertaker will be sorry.” Sign that hung in the business office of Jim Cummings. By Ray Hill James H. Cummings is likely a name unfamiliar to most readers, but during his time he was a power and a man to be reckoned with. When he...
By Steve Williams The coaching staff set the tone and the senior class took it from there. And as usual, even in an unusual year, Bearden High School took top honors in two categories in the 2020-21 TSSAA Dance Championships. This year Bearden won state titles in...
By Steve Williams A young Fulton boys basketball team hung with host Greeneville’s veteran group for only about half of the opening period in its TSSAA Class AA State Sectional game March 8. The Falcons led 2-0 and 7-5 in the early going before senior point guard and...
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