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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Steve Williams It was the year of the Roadrunner in the Knox Metro Youth Football League. Out of the eight title games, the Baby Roadrunners won four championships and were runners-up in another one. “We had a tremendous year,” said Melvin Tate, who is a member of...

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If you’ve traveled Chapman Highway from downtown recently you can’t help but notice the huge apartment complex going up on the hill behind the historic Kern’s Bakery building. The apartment complex, Flagship Kerns, is...