By Steve Hunley Fallout Continues from Commission Chair Vote State Representative Jason Zachary spoke at last week’s Volunteer Republican Women’s Club. Chairman of the powerful Calendar & Rules Committee in the House of Representatives, Zachary mentioned...
Powell streaks past Red Devils, 33-3 By Steve Williams Powell hit Halls with big plays in the annual Battle of Emory Road Friday night and left Halls Crossroads with a 33-3 victory. With the first touch of football weather in the air, the Red Devils tried to answer...
Tennessee and Right-to-Work Part 2 The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill The loss by Democrats of both Houses of Congress to the Republicans led to several proposed reforms in the federal government. Perhaps the signal...
Lady Rebels celebrate Senior Night with sweep of Karns By Ken Lay Senior Night is always a cause for celebration. But it can also bring an extra element of stress. West High School’s volleyball team, however, got everything it wanted as it honored its seniors Tuesday...
Advisory Board of Health discusses its future function By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com With the Covid pandemic waning, the Advisory Board of Health is now looking at how else it can help. The board met briefly Wednesday afternoon in the main...
Pat Julian relishes relationships from time at Halls Former athletic trainer to be inducted into Road to Fame By Steve Williams Halls High athletics’ fourth annual Road to Fame class is a diverse group as it includes athletes, a coach and a trainer who spent 15...
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...
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