By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson, the “gamecock” of Tennessee politics, had left the governor’s mansion in 1911 as a hugely controversial figure and bitterly hated by many inside his own party. To make matters worse, a combine of “fusionists,” Democrats opposed to...
By Ken Lay Knoxville Catholic High School has a new basketball coach. The school announced on Tuesday that it has hired Travis Mains and he’s eager to get to work with the Lady Irish. “I thought this was an excellent opportunity,” said Mains, who previously coached at...
By Ken Lay A former Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association High School League star has taken his game to the college level and he’s having success both on the ice and in the classroom. University of Tennessee Ice Vols hockey club player Josh Maine was recently...
Special Easter egg hunt in Norwood goes viral By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Something special happened last week in the Norwood neighborhood. Resident Ashley Lyons was lamenting the lack of a group Easter Egg Hunt. She took to the Nextdoor website...
By Ken Lay For more than a decade, Alan “Red” Barton has been a fixture around both the Bearden High School boys and girls soccer teams. He doesn’t coach but he can do just about everything else as he’s part of the Press Box Crew at the home of the Bearden...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “We’re going to follow the law, we’re the gatekeepers of democracy,” said Chris Davis on Tuesday after he was selected to replace Cliff Rodgers as the executive director of Knox County Elections. Rodgers will retire...
By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson enjoyed a meteoric rise in Tennessee politics until the consequences of his own actions ended his career. Redheaded, thin, with angular features, Malcolm Patterson was known throughout Tennessee as a dynamic and gifted speaker. ...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In the spring of 1863 Cumberland Gap was firmly in Confederate hands and it seemed, for a few months, that the war had moved elsewhere. However, by September the historic pass would again come under siege and then...
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They said, “Creed tore it up!” I heard that comment referring to Creed Daniel’s piano playing at the Grainger County Tomato Festival last year. The long-time Grainger County attorney’s talents are certainly not limited to...
Knox County Schools: Emergency Meal, School Packet Distribution While Knox County Schools is closed through April 24, 2020, out of concern over COVID-19, the district will be providing breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and under at no charge. Beginning on Monday,...
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