Lifelong best friends sign off together Brady and Zack ready for college athletics By Steve Williams Two of Gibbs High School’s top male student-athletes over the past four years had their college signing in the front lobby of the Jerry H. Sharp Gymnasium last week....
Cavett Station Tragedy focus of April luncheon By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The first Friends of Cavett Station luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, with a presentation by Dr. Christopher Magra. The luncheon will begin that day at 11...
Multi-unit housing requests before commission zoning meeting today By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knox County Commission meets in its zoning session today it will consider several large residential zoning change requests. Benjamin Mullins...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Rogue Liberal Judges The genius of the American constitution and government is readily apparent to anyone who has studied the history of other countries. The independence of the three distinct branches of the government, the...
TKA Girls Basketball Finishes Second at State By Mark Nagi The King’s Academy Lions have become a perennial state championship contender. Their run at the gold ball in Division II-A finished one win short of a title, but that shouldn’t take away from what was a...
Neighbors of the Year honored By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Bill Murrah of the 4th and Gill Neighborhood was honored recently as the Good Neighbor of the Year with a plaque presented by Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon. The 78-year-old was noted...
Young Fulton team falls, 57-49 By Steve Williams You don’t see many teams as young as Fulton get to the TSSAA state tournament. But the Falcons didn’t just show up last week. They made it interesting. Their slow start may have been due to their youth and the bright...
Larsen Jay kicks off county mayoral campaign By Ken Lay Larsen Jay is looking to take the next step in public service. Jay, who is in the midst of his second term on the Knox County Commission, At-Large Seat 10, kicked off his campaign for Knox County Mayor late...
Democrats Are Lost By Steve Hunley The Democratic Party has a growing image problem and doesn’t seem to realize it. Working class voters have by and large left to back Donald Trump. The Democratic party, once the bastion of the working class, is now largely...
A season like Webb’s are few and far between By Steve Williams It’s rare when a high school’s girls and boys basketball teams both advance to the TSSAA state tournament in the same year. But it’s even rarer when a high school’s two basketball teams win state...
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