By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Dover Corporation is in the process of renovating the former Tennessee State Supreme Court building which sat vacant for about 20 years. The city has already granted a payment-in-lieu-of taxes agreement and last week the...
Crump Goes To Congress, III
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, undisputed leader of the Shelby County machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, was the primary focus during an especially bitter battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1932. Former governor Malcolm...
Northwest greenway, bulletproof vests, annexations on city agenda
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com In what appears to be a brief meeting for the Knoxville City Council Tuesday evening the council members may vote to annex two properties, one on Montlake Drive and Lynbrulee Lane and the other on Crystal Lake near Woodland...
Gibbs’ Mitchell ranks No. 13 in the nation
By Steve Williams Gibbs’ Carol Mitchell ranks No. 13 in the nation in wins among “active” high school softball coaches. After completing her 26th year this spring, Mitchell’s record stands at 914-279-4, a 76.5 winning percentage, according to the National Federation...
The Knoxville Focus for June 24, 2019
Sheriff, mayor and commission condemn hate speech By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler spoke last week before the Knox County Commission’s Work Session and strongly condemned the remarks made by one of the department’s officers against...
Will Recode Turn Knoxville Blue Through Social Engineering?
By Steve Hunley You may be tired of hearing about Recode from The Focus, but the more the people of Knoxville hear and read about it, the better off we’ll all be. One can call Recode just about anything but good. Victor Ashe, Knoxville’s longest serving mayor, has...
Students study outer space at Central Science Camp
By Ken Lay In June, the halls at Central High School are normally quiet. No slamming of lockers and no rushing to class to beat the tardy bell. And things were relatively calm Wednesday morning unless you made a visit to the school’s science wing. There, students were...
Crump Goes To Congress, II
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, leader of the Shelby County political machine, had decided to go to Congress in 1930. The incumbent, Hubert Fisher, had not been ready to retire despite the fact he was quite nearly entirely deaf. Relations between Crump and his long-time...
Jefferson had positive impact on teammates, coaches
By Steve Williams When a high school athlete can have a positive impact on his teammates and coaches, he is a true team leader. Such was the case with Jahlil Jefferson at Webb School, where he was honored as the male Student-Athlete of the Year after excelling in...
SouthEast Bank opening in Fountain City
By Focus Staff A local bank will soon open its new Fountain City location. SouthEast Bank will open its fourth Knox County location when the new branch at 4924 North Broadway opens the beginning of July. SouthEast Bank has been in the Knoxville market for more than...
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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...