Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Administration Needs To Be More Open And Transparent A few weeks ago, Eric Vreeland, the city spin doctor for the Kincannon administration took issue with my description of the pay for former deputy mayor Stephanie Welch....
Scholars’ Bowl starts Tuesday on PBS By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The 39th Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl begins Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and will air until March 29, 2023, on East Tennessee PBS. “We made a few small changes to the game that I think our...
Daniel A. Reed of New York By Ray Hill At the time of his death, Daniel Alden Reed of New York was the senior Republican in the House of Representatives, having served forty years in Congress. Only two Democrats had served longer than Reed; Speaker Sam Rayburn of...
Sartelle wants to make Air Force a career By Steve Williams John Sartelle will never forget his teammates and high school football career at West that climaxed with a perfect 15-0 record and state championship, but not long from now he will embark on a new journey in...
Fulton ends four-game skid with win at S-D By Steve Williams Fulton got back to playing “Fulton basketball” a little better last Thursday night. Coming off a rare four-game losing streak, the Falcons enjoyed an 80-51 win at South-Doyle. “I think we played harder...
Fountain City Auction readying for the 18th Annual Advertisement Auction By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Fountain City Auction will be starting 2023 with their 18th Annual Advertising Sale this Saturday. The huge sale is preceded this year with an antique and...
By Steve Hunley Congressman Burchett Is Right Our own Congressman Tim Burchett didn’t have any kind words for TVA following the rolling blackouts over the Christmas Holidays which saw Knoxville and East Tennessee struggling through brutally cold weather. ...
Mathieu wants to make a difference By Steve Williams The game of basketball is Dre Mathieu’s passion and he hopes to help the sport continue to grow in Knoxville. In addition to becoming an assistant coach in high school this season, he continues to train youngsters...
Tennessee’s Modern Republican Party: Dan Kuykendall, Part V By Ray Hill Texas native Dan Kuykendall had settled in Memphis, Tennessee. Like many others, Kuykendall came to Tennessee because of a job. Kuykendall had been a regional manager for Proctor & Gamble. ...
Focus adds to community service recognition By Steve Williams After The Knoxville Focus contacted local high school athletic directors in early December to let them know we would again be recognizing community service by their student-athletes during the holidays, we...
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