By Ray Hill Noah M. Mason of Illinois looked like precisely what he was: an old schoolteacher. Diminutive in stature, white-haired and frequently with a stern expression etched into his face, Noah Mason served for twenty-six years as a congressman from Illinois. ...
An open letter to Coach Heupel By Steve Williams I’m a longtime sports writer in this area and fan of the Tennessee Vols and I want to share some information with you about Chandler Wilson, who was the starting quarterback at Carter High in the Strawberry Plains...
Gibbs and Carter aren’t done yet By Steve Williams Gibbs and Carter are on a post-season collision course in softball. You can see it coming. The fact that the 10-time state champion Lady Eagles defeated the up-and-coming Lady Hornets for the second time in a close...
Bishop ‘made something out of nothing’ Karns product leading rusher in O&W game By Steve Williams Pat Ryan has always been a straight shooter as the color analyst on UT football radio broadcasts. And Bob Kesling, who will be in his 25th season as the Vols’...
Golden Memories: Central baseball in 1973 had a golden tourney run By Steve Williams High school baseball teams of this era can learn something from the Central High team’s story of 1973. Coach Tommy Schumpert’s Bobcats were 10-8 in the regular season that spring, but...
By Steve Hunley Demolition Debbie Debbie Helsley, candidate for city council, wants to start tearing down neighborhoods inside Knoxville. That’s the inference in a social media post last week by Helsley’s campaign for city council, which featured a drawing of Europe...
Legacy Parks Foundation breaks ground on Angora Frog Farm By Ken Lay The Powell Community will soon be home to the Angora Frog Farm. Legacy Parks Foundation officially announced the project Wednesday morning as the American Rental Association Foundation and Toro...
James W. Wadsworth of New York By Ray Hill The name James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. is rather reminiscent of “Gilligan’s Island” and Thurston Howell III. To say that James Wadsworth was well-connected is likely a gross understatement. His grandfather, James S. Wadsworth,...
By Ken Lay A rare occurrence happened on the soccer pitch recently when Central High made the trip to Sevier County to play the Seymour Eagles. Sure, it was just a non-league match. And the Bobcats notched a 2-0 win, but the game represented more as each team had a...
A-E looking for ways to grow tennis program By Steve Williams Co-Head Coach Tomere Clark is seeking a solution to end “the difficulty of fielding a tennis team” at Austin-East High School. Last week he requested The Focus to come out and cover his team’s match at...
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