Seymour girls lacrosse team has magical 2025, makes state championship match By Ken Lay When high school girls lacrosse was a club sport, the Seymour Lady Eagles rose to prominence. Now that the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association is sanctioning the...
The Gentleman From Kentucky J. C. W. Beckham By Ray Hill John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham was the first U.S. senator to be popularly elected by the people of Kentucky. Beckham was the leader of a powerful wing of the Bluegrass State’s Democratic Party and was an...
Forgotten African-American Cemetery rests in Solway By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com There is a small cemetery on the George Light Road in Solway that has a very interesting history. The Knoxville Focus would not have learned about the historic...
TSD’s Fondren ‘just loved running’ Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame will be August 21 By Steve Williams Forty years ago, a special athlete at Tennessee School for the Deaf not only excelled on the high school level in football, basketball and track, but...
Knox 911 passes annual budget with 2.4% increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Emergency Communications District (Knox 911) met Wednesday morning and voted to set $19.74 million for its 2025-2026 budget, an increase of 2.4%. Director...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftist Violence Disgusting The political violence in this country is getting out of hand. The horrific murders of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog were unspeakable, as was the shooting of a state senator and his wife. ...
William O. Bradley of Kentucky By Ray Hill William O’Connell Bradley was the first Republican to serve as governor of Kentucky. Bradley had a long and notable political career, albeit with mixed results as Kentucky remained a mostly Democratic state. During his...
Christenberry Falcons put in summer work on the diamond, in the cage By Ken Lay School may be out for the summer but that doesn’t mean that high school athletes and coaches aren’t hard at work. Players will be off for the next two weeks during the annual...
Malyiah impressive in three sports at Gibbs Eagles’ Turner sets three records By Steve Williams Malyiah Smith played three sports for Gibbs High in 2024-25, and she did well in all three. The All-State shortstop and leadoff batter helped the Lady Eagles win the...
Hey Bella and Jonah, Take a bow! By Steve Williams Whew! Bella Lawson has been a busy young lady in her high school career at The King’s Academy. It really began 13 years ago when she started cheering around five years old. She ended up being the cheer captain for...
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