Knox teams bring home two TMSAA state titles By Steve Williams Coach Jadarius Suber said his Vine boys were the first in Knox County to bring home a TMSAA state basketball championship trophy Saturday, and later that evening Coach Josh Ballard’s West Valley girls...
The Fall of Congressman John Jennings, II By Ray Hill Guy Smith, editor of the Knoxville Journal, was left seething with anger following the 1948 election. For the first time since 1916, Tennessee Republicans had nominated serious candidates for both the governorship...
No more cars and trucks on Gay Street Bridge By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon held a press conference recently and announced some sad news, especially for the growing South Knoxville waterfront. The historic...
Ray Hill’s biography of Senator McKellar available for preorder By Focus Staff Faithful readers of The Knoxville Focus can now go online and preorder a copy of Ray Hill’s new book about Senator Kenneth McKellar from Amazon.com. The Kindle version will be released on...
New K-8 school approved for Western Heights area By Ken Leinart The Knox County Board of Education approved a proposed new kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8) school to serve the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale and Beaumont (MLB) communities. The board was given a...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley I Hope Senators Blackburn And Hagerty Will Stay In Senate And Continue To Help President Trump First I want to say that I supported and continue to support both U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty. I think both are...
Strong Seymour team is playing the waiting game By Steve Williams March Madness hasn’t arrived yet, but February Fever has, particularly on the middle school basketball scene. Seymour got off to winning start in AAA Sectional play last Wednesday, eliminating Hardin...
The Fall of Congressman John Jennings, I For the decade from 1940-1951, the congressman from Tennessee’s reliably Republican Second Congressional District was John Jennings. Bald on top, bespectacled, a very good speaker and an equally good lawyer who had once served...
Elite Frye wins first-ever career wrestling match at Halls tournament By Ken Lay Elite Frye had a big day on the wrestling mat recently. For a few brief moments, he was a star. It was a day of firsts for Frye, an 8-year-old athlete who hails from an athletic family....
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY For many, National Signing Day is the culmination of a long recruiting journey! LOCAL COLLEGE SIGNEES According to local high school athletic directors in The Knoxville Focus’ coverage area, here’s a list of student-athletes who...
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