Brown says it’s a testament to his assistants and team By Steve Williams Lamar Brown is a coach’s coach. He has earned the respect of many local coaches with the program he has built at West High School and by continually knocking on that playoff door with the gold...
Local Republicans celebrate victory, high voter turnout By Ken Lay Knox County Republicans celebrated victories Tuesday night at a watch party at the Crowne Plaza. Returns were late due to technical issues and several area precincts ran out of ballots throughout the...
By Steve Hunley Herrera Moves On On the heels of the midterm elections comes the announcement by Daniel Herrera that he will not seek another term as chairman of the Knox County Republican Party. The GOP held an election night get-together at the Crowne Plaza that was...
A-E’s Bertram is one of 16 new head coaches By Steve Williams There are a lot of new faces on the Knox County high school basketball scene this year with 16 new boys’ and girls’ head coaches. Preseason practice started Oct. 31 and Hall of Champions Games will be...
The Last Civil War Veteran in Congress Charles Manly Stedman of North Carolina By Ray Hill Charles Manly Stedman had announced he would not run again to represent his people in Congress in 1930. The eighty-nine-year-old congressman had served for the past twenty...
Democrats encouraged by turnout, two victories By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Turnout for Tuesday’s state and federal election in Knox County was huge, with 128,234 voters voting in person or absentee. The increased turnout encouraged local...
Latham-led West places six players on first-team By Steve Williams West High running back Brayden Latham wasn’t a workhorse through the regular season, but he was a thoroughbred. With the Rebels mowing down the opposition in posting the school’s first-ever 10-0...
KCSO SCAN program expands, improves Second Harvest’s food distribution By Bill Howard Probably few East Tennesseans are unfamiliar with Second Harvest Food Bank. It supplies food to churches, food pantries and other distribution outlets that feed thousands of people...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Who’s Running The Store? Pete Drew was a member of the Knox County Commission and was elected to the General Assembly some years ago. Drew actually won reelection as a Republican to the state legislature. That wouldn’t...
Bearden Lady Bulldogs go back-to-back By Mark Nagi The Bearden Lady Bulldogs have played all season long with massive expectations, after an unbeaten 2021 campaign that ended with a state championship. Being ranked number one nationally for most of the season by...
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