Ray Hill’s McKellar Book Wins ETHS Award By Focus Staff Ray Hill’s biography of Tennessee’s first popularly elected and longest serving United States senator, Kenneth McKellar, was recognized by the East Tennessee Historical Society with an Award of Excellence in the...
By Steve Hunley Tennessee General Assembly Approves New Legislative Districts In Special-Called Meeting Last Thursday, the Tennessee General Assembly redistricted the last remaining Democratic congressional district in the state. Naturally, the Democrat-Socialists...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Marsha Reep was working at Mobile Meals in Knoxville when someone heard that she was also a quilter and invited her to join a chapter of Quilts of Valor. Eight years later, Reep is now the group leader and continues...
By Ray Hill There was a time when John H. Savage was one of the most prominent men in Tennessee. With his long, wavy locks of hair and a moustache that drooped below his chin, Savage resembled a mix between an outlaw and a Chinese Mandarin, especially with his dark,...
By Ken Lay For the second consecutive year, the Fulton High School Falcons are the District 3-2A champions. The Falcons defended their 2025 title with a 6-0 victory over Carter Thursday night at the Haslam-Sansom Complex in the Lonsdale community. Fulton junior...
By Steve Williams Farragut leadoff batter Camryn Shrader was a power hitter last week as she helped her team climb out of the losers’ bracket and win the District 4-4A tournament championship. Coach Nick Green’s Lady Admirals had their backs put against the wall after...
Guest Column: Don’t Be Fooled By Lies & Empty Political Promises By Larsen Jay Knox County Commissioner, Candidate for Knox County Mayor Leaders lead and politicians lie. Betsy Henderson is a politician. Betsy Henderson has continuously lied to you throughout her...
By Steve Hunley Two things that remain incurable are: stupid and crazy. We have Americans in this country who believe Communism or socialism would be just peachy keen here in the United States when it has worked nowhere else in the entire world throughout history. ...
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The annual Emerald Youth Prayer and Fundraising Breakfast took place on May 1 at the Knoxville Expo Center. The room was filled with the smell of City Catering’s breakfast, mixed with the excitement of more than 1,000 guests....
By Ray Hill Warren Robinson Austin served in the United States Senate before resigning his seat to accept an appointment from a president of the other political party to become America’s ambassador to the United Nations. Prior to his election to the Senate, Austin had...
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