Clerk’s Loan Needed I don’t think there’s any doubt our county, state, country and world have changed a lot since the advent of the COVID-19 virus. It’s almost impossible to find anyone or anything left untouched by the coronavirus. Charlie Susano, Clerk of...
Underpass at Old Broadway neglected in sidewalk plans
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Many people use Old Broadway in Fountain City and those who do might want to check out the city’s plans for sidewalks there. Kristin Finley, the mayor’s communications director, said, “Once the project is complete...
Congresswoman Irene Baker
By Ray Hill Edith Irene Bailey Baker is the only woman to represent Tennessee’s Second Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives. For those folks who recall Irene Baker today, it is usually because she was the step-mother of U. S. Senator Howard...
Fountain City uses big innings to rout Sweetwater 16-1
By Ken Lay The big inning proved to be a potent weapon for the Fountain City Bobcats in a victory against Sweetwater late last week. The Bobcats also got a solid pitching performance from Ethan DeBusk. Those ingredients were in the recipe for a 16-1 victory over the...
KFOA continues to give back with long-running golf event
By Steve Williams Members of the Knoxville Football Officials Association aren’t used to being applauded, but when it comes to the KFOA’s Scholarship Golf Tournament and Media Day, they deserve some praise. The KFOA’s 38th annual golf tourney and 14th Media Day...
The Knoxville Focus for July 13, 2020
Duties of Knox County Mayor debated by Charter Review Committee By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County voters may see a charter amendment on the November ballot. The Knox County Charter Review Committee voted 21-3 last week to have any purchase...
Odds & Ends of This & That, XI
By Steve Hunley Evetty Satterfield’s Bold Move By the time this is published, I will be surprised if Evetty Satterfield, the Knox County Board of Education member from the First District, is under attack by professional agitators and anarchists. The First...
Bill Hagerty stumps in Union County
By Ken Lay MAYNARDVILLE – Republican United States Senate candidate Bill Hagerty took his campaign to Union County early last week where he greeted his supporters at a lunchtime stop at Maynardville’s Pete’s Place Restaurant Tuesday. Hagerty shook a few hands and had...
Congressman George Grider of Memphis
By Ray Hill I imagine few, if any, readers remember George Grider of Memphis. Grider served one term in Congress from Shelby County, yet he deserves to be remembered due to the fact he defeated the last vestige of the old Crump machine to get to Congress. ...
Plan now for the Powell Station Celebration
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Feeling cooped up with a bit of cabin fever as COVID-19 seems to last forever? Looking for something the family can do that’s fun, adventurous and even historic? On Saturday, August 29, the Powell community has...
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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...