“Coaching is hard. Winning is harder. That’s why every year we recognize the coaches who have reached milestone win totals. You deserve to bask in a few moments of glory among your peers and collect a plaque to hang in your office.” – A message to coaches from the...
By Steve Williams Ava Brooks finished her high school bowling career in grand style. But it wasn’t enough to keep the Carter girls bowling team’s season alive in the Region 2 tournament semifinals last week at Crest Bowling Lanes in Maryville. William Blount edged the...
Solway Veterans Memorial Park Opens By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Until two years ago 9014 Solway Ferry Road in northwest Knox County was just an empty lot between Oak Ridge Highway and Solway Baptist Church. Then Reny McClain Lee had an idea. “I...
By Steve Hunley No More Gender For some years, an element of the Democratic Party, especially those “woke” folks have told us there is no such thing as gender. One nutcake out there says parents who identify the gender of their unborn child are committing child...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Recently a line of hopefuls stretched totally around the large Expo Center in North Knoxville. The facility wasn’t hosting a flea market or political rally but a vaccination clinic for qualifying people to get the...
By Ray Hill The fascination with royal families is hardly new. I well remember just how many people were caught up in the wedding of Prince Charles to Diana Spencer. Like every capital of a civilized country, Washington, D.C. has a vibrant social life and the visit...
By Steve Williams It didn’t take long for Carter High’s girls bowling team to make its mark in District 4. In just its second year of having a team, the Lady Hornets stung Bearden 20-7 in the championship match Friday at the Oak Ridge Bowling Center. “I think it’s...
By Steve Williams The First Baptist Academy girls had to be the busiest basketball team on the local scene during the holidays. The Lady Eagles played 10 games between Dec. 15 and Dec. 30 and went 7-3 during that stretch. They played on the day before Christmas Eve...
2021: The Year Ahead By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com While most people are happy to leave 2020 behind, any of its problems are stretching into this new year along with some opportunities. COVID-19 is expected to get worse and not wane until mid-year...
By Steve Hunley Recently the Knoxville News-Sentinel published a nice little article that was more editorial than news story in covering the Knox County Commission’s discussion of whether or not to dissolve the Board of Health. The reporter covering the spectacle of...
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