Tennessee is the only state in the country where the Supreme Court selects the attorney general. In many states, the state attorney general is elected by the voters; some are appointed by the governor and some are elected by legislatures. Tennessee’s state attorney...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The late Alvin Frye would not be pleased. For more than 25 years Frye owned and operated Fountain City Exxon and provided full service, repairs and courteous service. His retirement was celebrated at the...
By Steve Williams Veteran Fulton Coach Jody Wright had five sophomores and a freshman on his 11-man roster this season and three of his 10th-graders were starters. One could have called it a kiddie corps, but they were too good for that. The young Falcons advanced to...
Racing season has arrived at Knoxville Dragway Outrun the Po Po benefit to be held this Saturday By Ken Lay Racing season is here at Knoxville Dragway, which is just over the Knox County/Union County line. The venue will host its first big event of the year and it...
By Steve Hunley Carpetbagger: a politician who takes up residence in a place and runs for office without having strong ties to the area. Any opportunistic or exploitative outsider. Representative Dave Wright has shepherded a bill through the Tennessee House of...
By Steve Williams Bearden battled its way to the finals of the BlueCross Basketball State Championships and even overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter of the title game, but ran out of firepower in a four-minute overtime period. Tradition-rich Kingsport...
Many of our fellow Tennesseans are positively football crazy; most of us remember University of Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler was elected to Congress from North Carolina. Yet there is hardly any person in the State of Tennessee with better name recognition than...
By Steve Williams Denaj Kimber’s shot from the left wing in the closing seconds was just short and so was Fulton’s attempt Friday to advance to the TSSAA Class 3A title game. Jackson South Side finished on the winning side of a 51-50 score in the semifinal game at...
By Steve Williams Prior to post-season tournament play, Farragut High girls basketball coach Jason Mayfield talked about the obstacles Avery “Ace” Strickland, his senior standout, had been facing and overcoming on the court. “Ace is the focal point of everyone’s...
Bud Armstrong takes his campaign home to Corryton By Ken Lay Richard “Bud” Armstrong is seeking to become Chancellor Part II on Knox County Chancery Court. He’s looking to serve all of the citizens of Knox County but on Thursday, Armstrong returned to his home to...
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