By Steve Williams Nine seniors on Farragut High School’s baseball team made a community service visit to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital the morning of Feb. 16 and it brightened the day for several kids on hand. The players came away with a good feeling too. Dr....
Seymour Chief John Linsenbigler reflects on career, what comes next By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Fire and Technical Rescue Committee met last week, it was chaired by Seymour Volunteer Captain John Linsenbigler. The chair position rotates...
By Steve Hunley Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, a Democrat running for reelection, is typical of the Democrat party now. Ossoff required folks to possess a photo ID to get into a campaign event recently, but the senator voted against requiring an ID to vote in...
By Ken Lay It’s been a season filled with injuries for the Christian Academy of Knoxville girls basketball team. But the Lady Warriors are finally fully healthy, and they recently began a postseason run that they hope will land them a spot in the Division II-A...
By Ray Hill Above average height, lean and with his neat thatch of graying hair combed back from his forehead, David Aiken Reed looked like he might have been born to the American aristocracy. During his time in the U.S. Senate, Reed was described as “a higher type...
By Ken Lay Students from Knox County schools took a break from the classroom Thursday as they made a field trip to the 25th Knox County Food Show. Busloads of students and teachers filed into the Knoxville Expo Center to have their voices heard about the...
School board splits on charter school waiver By Pete Gawda The Thursday, February 5 meeting of the Knox County Board of Education was fairly routine, but the called meeting held before the regular meeting seemed to generate more interest. The purpose of the called...
By Steve Hunley Trump Giveth And Indya Taketh Away Last week, a friend of mine told me he was expecting the biggest tax refund he had ever seen. No big businessman, he would be considered a man of modest means and said he was surprised, as it was almost twice the...
By Steve Williams Not every fire turns into a blaze. Some begin with a spark and never get going. Others are tiny and blow out quickly like a candle on a birthday cake. All fires, though, have a chance to be big and productive and clear paths for others. The...
By Ray Hill Gifford Pinchot (pronounced Pin-Show) was the epitome of the aristocrat in politics. Immensely wealthy, Pinchot dedicated himself to conservation and was a perennial office seeker. The future governor was motivated to participate in politics for a number...
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