Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Back to the Basics Needed at Knox County Schools Nobody can be happy with the State of Tennessee’s assessment our school system was in the bottom 5% of all state school districts last year. That ranking is based on things like...
State recognizes the Everly Brothers Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com They only lived in Knoxville for a brief two years but the impact they had on our region and the nation is astounding. The singing brothers combined country with rock and roll...
Burning Down Washington, D.C. By Ray Hill Those cities which are also capitols for their respective countries are always highly cognizant of several things, not the least of which are social status and one’s address. In 1922, one of the more elegant and desirable...
Rivera off to winning start in cross country By Steve Williams Savannah Rivera, who has become one of Knoxville’s top cross country runners in her prep career, began her senior season with a victory. A two-time Home School National champion, Rivera took first place in...
West View Park gets first Storybook Trail By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Storybook Trails are popular in Tennessee State Parks and here and there in smaller cities and county parks. The trails encourage parents and small children to take a brief...
Fundraiser for Burchett and Harshbarger draws large, enthusiastic crowd By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Saturday’s well-attended fundraiser for Second District Congressman Tim Burchett and First District Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger could well...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Republican Women Elect Democrat Chair Much has been made of the results of the recent elections in Knox County and women composing, for the first time in history, a majority on the county commission. Women hold 6 out of 11 seats...
Knox leaders kick off 2022 Tennessee Valley Fair By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The 2022 Tennessee Valley Fair kicked off Friday with a luncheon at Chilhowee Park attended by about 200 local public officials and business leaders. The annual fair...
Tennessee and Right-to-Work: The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill The 1946 election saw a Republican electoral tidal wave. The Chairman of the Republican National Committee was a Tennessean, Congressman Carroll Reece. The...
City to pass letter to state for abortion rights By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It’s state law now that anyone, including women and their doctors, can be prosecuted for abortions for any reason. That law, which went into effect last month following...
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