Tennesseans and the New Deal By Ray Hill Few people today can imagine the suffering during the Great Depression; the Depression brought hardship, hunger and homelessness to millions of people throughout the United States. At the same time, many Americans were plagued...
Goodpasture’s offense too much for CAK By Bill Howard After its thrashing of Boyd-Buchanan in the first round of the TSSAA state playoffs on Nov. 6, Christian Academy of Knoxville not only had a perfect 11-0 record, it had yielded barely 11 points per game on defense....
Wednesday, Nov. 11, was the initial National Signing Day for Division I college basketball’s early period, which continues through Nov. 18. The initial signing day for all other Division I and II college sports, except football, also was Nov. 11 and continues through...
Eddie Mannis ‘ready to go to work’ in state house By Ken Lay Eddie Mannis has had very little time off recently and his hard work paid off Tuesday night. Mannis is headed to Nashville to represent District 18 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Mannis defeated...
By Steve Hunley The 2020 election is history, at least here in Knox County, yet there are some interesting things to ponder in the vote totals. Who was the night’s biggest winner locally? My answer would be Tim Burchett. The freshman congressman did even better than...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The proposal to turn former East Towne Mall into an e-commerce distribution center received unanimous approval from the Knoxville City Council Tuesday evening. Councilwoman Lauren Rider and Vice Chair Gwen McKenzie...
By Ray Hill William Anderson was a rare commodity in Tennessee: a military hero who was a liberal, representing a largely rural district. After commanding the submarine Nautilus and making the first successful run under the polar ice cap surrounding the North Pole,...
By Steve Williams Hardin Valley Academy’s boys cross country team had already made a statement this season that it was the best team in Knoxville Interscholastic League history when it posted a perfect team score of 15 in the KIL meet. The impressive numbers the Hawks...
Allen among nine new local coaches By Steve Williams Concord Christian School’s new head coach in girls’ basketball played on two TSSAA state championship teams and was a two-year team captain in college. Now Angel Allen is sharing her basketball knowledge and...
UNSUNG HEROES Eleven local high school football players receive special recognition By Steve Williams He’s a player who may or may not be a starter, but gives his all in every practice and every game. He’s a player who is willing to sacrifice and play any position to...
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