When the Mountain State had Three Senators “History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.” Historian Henry Glassie. By Ray Hill Sorting through history is rather like finding an...
Historic Gibbs Drive By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus features important neighborhoods in the county every month and Monty Howard, co-chairman of the Gibbs Drive Neighborhood Association, had the following to share about the...
Emmett Machinists knock off Quicksteps in Vintage Base Ball By Steve Williams I had heard about vintage “base ball” being played at the Historic Ramsey House, but I had never been to a game. So Saturday afternoon (June 10) I finally got out there to check it out. I’m...
Knox County School Board approves ‘released time course’ By Bill Howard Thinking about the classes kids take in school probably brings to mind, among other things, English, Math, Science and History. There’s another class some kids take in some districts called a...
By Steve Hunley Leftist Hypocrisy Out Of Control The Left in this country never let a crisis go to waste. Like Rumpelstiltskin, they try and spin a crisis into gold, albeit political gold. The wildfires in Canada have leftists wringing their collective hands it’s...
Emerald Youth’s Cesar Correa is passionate about serving South Knoxville youth Everyone has a place they call home. For Cesar Correa, Emerald Youth’s Director of Area Ministries - South Area, that place is South Knoxville. Originally from Brazil, Correa moved with his...
By Ken Lay When Buzz McNish took the reins of the Fulton High School baseball program, he knew he had a major rebuilding job on his hands. In addition, he had to change the culture and purge the program. “We ran some people off,” said McNish, who previously coached at...
Athletes like Marcellus don’t come around often By Steve Williams Not only is Marcellus Jackson the male Student-Athlete of the Year at Fulton High for 2022-23, he’s arguably talented enough to hold that title in Tennessee. The 5-8, 150-pound senior stood out...
Compromise reached on KCSO pay increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Sheriff Tom Spangler announced a budget compromise agreement Friday morning that includes a starting salary raise to $51,100 for patrol...
By Steve Hunley Mayor And Sheriff Come Together On Budget The agreement reached by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Sheriff Tom Spangler is good news for every citizen of our community. At the heart of the issue was Sheriff Spangler’s demand for a 30% increase for...
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