Georgia Lusk of New Mexico By Ray Hill Like anyone fascinated with history, I always take special note of “firsts”; for instance the first person ever to be popularly elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee was also our longest-serving senator, Kenneth D....
Oak Ridge rushing attack too much for Karns By Ken Lay Karns High School football coach Brad Taylor could only tip his hat to Oak Ridge Thursday night. “They played well,” Taylor said after the Wildcats defeated the Beavers 56-28 at on Senior Night at Blankenship...
Behemoth Bearden Lady Bulldogs take District 4-AAA title over HVA, set sights on another state championship By Bill Howard Bearden High School’s girls’ soccer team’s perfect season rolled on last Thursday night as the Lady Bulldogs captured the District 4-AAA...
Funding approved for Gibbs Pedestrian Bridge The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Friday that it will approve $1,938,344 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding for the proposed Gibbs Pedestrian Bridge across Tazewell Pike. Last November ground...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Kincannon: Tax, Spend and Waste Mayor Taxes have spiraled upward and property tax payers are in shock. Mayor Indya Kincannon sought and got a 40% raise in property taxes from the city council. The only two members of the...
What is Advance Knox? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Kimley-Horn, a planning and design engineering consulting firm, wrapped up the second phase of county-wide public input sessions last week with an Advance Knox public gathering at Gresham...
Tennessee and Right-to-Work Part 3 The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill Only two members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation in the House of Representatives had voted against the labor bill sponsored by Congressman...
CAK still making a splash in boys’ state golf By Steve Williams Cooper Russell came up a little short in a playoff for the individual title he was competing for in the TSSAA Division II Class A state golf tournament last week, but that didn’t take away the happiness...
Garmer and Smith take KIL cross country titles By Steve Williams Freshman Jazzlyn Garmer and junior Anna Graves gave Webb School a 1-2 finish in the annual Knoxville Interscholastic League Cross Country Championships Saturday at Sequoyah Park. Garmer and Graves posted...
Rick Barnes Emerald Youth Golf Classic sells out again Coach Barnes talks community involvement, 2022 Vols basketball season By Ken Lay When Rick Barnes came to Knoxville nearly a decade ago as Tennessee’s men’s basketball coach, he wanted to find a way to become...
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