By Steve Williams This is the time of year The Knoxville Focus likes to recognize local high school students with ties to athletics for their community service during the holidays. They could be members of any athletic team, cheerleaders, dance team or band...
Lady Bulldogs ‘share the basketball’ in district victory over Maryville
By Ken Lay Bearden High School girls basketball coach Justin Underwood has often said that he counts his blessings as head coach of the Lady Bulldogs. And Tuesday night showed everyone why Underwood is extremely happy with his job in West Knoxville. “These girls are a...
The Knoxville Focus for December 9, 2019
Judge Irwin Needs Stuffed Animals By Focus Staff Tim Irwin, Judge of the Knox County Juvenile Court, is an imposing man with the demeanor of the grandfather he has become. Irwin began a program years ago, asking the public for donations of stuffed animals. Those...
Mike McMillan has been good to us, deserves reelection
By Steve Hunley I am pleased to say without any hesitation that Mike McMillan is the best school board member to serve the people of the Eighth District for many, many years. While some might say Mike McMillan is slow and plodding, I would say he is methodical and...
STATE CHAMPIONS! Bobcats repeat on a ‘Black’ Friday, 30-7
By Steve Williams Central High’s football team went to work early and quickly in pursuit of a second straight TSSAA Class 5A state championship and by evening’s end it had indeed been a Black Friday at Tennessee Tech’s Overall Field. Wearing all black uniforms with...
The Death of Franklin Roosevelt & Tennessee
By Ray Hill The United States was finally catching a glimpse of the end of the bloodiest conflict in human history, World War II, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt vacationed at his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgia. Roosevelt was sitting for a portrait by artist...
It’s officially ‘his’ home away from home now
By Steve Williams From elementary school through high school, Lee Henson went to Karns. Except for his time in college at Carson-Newman, he’s always been at Karns as a student, player and coach. Fittingly, in his 26th season as a basketball coach at Karns High, he was...
New lease on life for Knoxville High
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What developer Rick Dover has done with old Knoxville High School is amazing. If you ever visited the old building before Dover bought and converted it to apartments you’d be absolutely pleased. Dover, who is known...
The Knoxville Focus for December 2, 2019
Tyree honored at World’s Fair Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Current and former elected officials turned out Wednesday to honor former Mayor Randy Tyree with the dedication of part of the World’s Fair Park in his honor and the unveiling of a...
Obama’s Words of Wisdom
By Steve Hunley Who would have thought I would agree with every single word spoken by former president Barack Obama? Certainly not me, but yet I did. Former president Obama, speaking at a symposium at his foundation in Chicago, basically told the “politically woke”...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...