By Steve Hunley Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi standing in front of her $24,000 refrigerator has never left my mind, especially when the economic policy of the Democratic Party is more Alexandria Ocasio Cortez than John F. Kennedy. Pelosi was showing off her...
Kalib Fortner, Knox County Player of the Year, never slowed down
By Steve Williams Kalib Fortner broke out on the prep football scene as a sophomore two years ago and capped the 2018 season by being selected the Most Valuable Player in Central’s Class 5A state championship win at the BlueCross Bowl in Cookeville. Over the next two...
Georgia’s Wild Man: Eugene Talmadge
By Ray Hill For two decades, Eugene “Gene” Talmadge, was a fixture in Georgia politics. Bold, brash and plain spoken, Gene Talmadge was almost always on the ballot for some office until his death. Born on September 23, 1884 in Forsyth, Georgia, Gene...
Duncan, Coach of the Year, continues to knock on title door
By Steve Williams Clark Duncan has been on the cusp of playing for a state football championship at South-Doyle High School in recent seasons and got the Cherokees to within one victory of Cookeville and the finals this year. In fact, he was the last prep coach...
Keller and Jones are Metro Knox Runners of Year
By Steve Williams Kaden Kellar of Hardin Valley Academy has been named the Metro Knoxville Cross Country Coaches Association’s Runner of the Year for boys. The girls’ honoree is Maryville’s Andie Marie Jones. Bryan Brown of Hardin Valley Academy was selected Coach of...
The Knoxville Focus for November 30, 2020
Federal COVID-19 funds may go to housing, outreach in city By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the city council meets Tuesday it will be asked to approve four resolutions giving federal money in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to various...
Wildcats stop the ‘wildcat’ and South-Doyle
By Steve Williams South-Doyle’s new wildcat formation may have been potent against Central in the quarterfinals, but it wasn’t effective against Oak Ridge Friday night. The host Wildcats, who scored 31 points in their quarterfinal win at West, showed they could play...
South Knoxville students treated to battlefield cooking demonstrations
By Ken Lay The air smelled of smoke on a clear day early last week as history came to life for the students of South Knoxville Elementary School with “History Over an Open Fire.” The lunchtime program was made possible by Held Law Firm, the Mabry-Hazen House and...
Thunder On the Mountain: Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia
By Ray Hill Matthew Mansfield Neely may be the most resilient politician in our nation’s history. Perhaps the only person in recorded history who made a better comeback than Neely was Lazarus and while Lazarus came back from the dead only once, Neely came back from...
Sharp’s Ridge new playspace to offer recreation, accommodation
By Bill Howard Maybe the newest member of Knoxville’s park system will bring the community a measure of unity it badly needs in these divided times. It was designed to do exactly that. On Thursday, November 19, Carol Evans, executive director of Legacy Parks...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...