Stadium construction moves forward as Jacobs proclaims Tennessee Smokies Day By Ken Lay Construction of Knoxville’s new downtown baseball stadium is proceeding on schedule. The new home for the Tennessee Smokies is scheduled to open in April 2025, in time for the...
K.D. McKellar Goes To Congress, II By Ray Hill The campaigns of Kenneth D. McKellar and his chief opponent for the Democratic nomination in the 1911 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Washington Gordon had heated up. McKellar...
Knox County wins four state titles; Farragut boys repeat By Steve Williams Knox County had a grand showing in cross country at the TSSAA State Championships in Hendersonville last week. Local harriers brought home awards for two state team champions and one runner-up...
Webb’s wish list is to keep winning and beat the Bucs By Steve Williams At the top of the Webb football team’s wish list has to be a rematch with Boyd Buchanan. Webb lost at BB 14-10 in their first meeting when the two teams squared off with 8-0 records in Week 10. If...
Knox County General Sessions Court Judge Chuck Cerny honored with Leon Ruben Award for Excellence Knox County General Sessions Court Judge Chuck Cerny received the Leon Ruben Award for Excellence at the recent Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference in Memphis....
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Experience Matters In City Judge Race The race for municipal judge has heated up with incumbent John Rosson pointing out the differences in his record and that of challenger Tyler Caviness. Rosson’s campaign has sent out mailers...
Pastor Fachman retiring from Meridian Baptist By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Dana Fachman, the pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in South Knoxville, is retiring at the end of the year, after 35 years of service to his church and the community. Before that, he...
K.D. McKellar Goes To Congress, I By Ray Hill Tennessee has been fortunate to have sent some to Congress who have wielded real influence in the Nation’s Capitol. Tennessee has also had a few men who served for decades in Washington, D.C. Carroll Reece and Jimmy...
West 24, Powell 23 in OT Rebels claim fourth straight region title By Steve Williams Some called it a classic. West Head Coach Lamar Brown agreed, but also thought it was “old school football.” Brown’s Rebels overcame a 10-point deficit in the third quarter and went...
Tonnos’ move to USA still helping Admirals By Steve Williams Matteo Tonnos and his family moved from Ontario, Canada to Knoxville in July of 2022 and four months later he helped Farragut’s boys cross country team win its first state championship since 2001. Tonnos,...
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