By Steve Williams The coaching staff set the tone and the senior class took it from there. And as usual, even in an unusual year, Bearden High School took top honors in two categories in the 2020-21 TSSAA Dance Championships. This year Bearden won state titles in...

By Steve Williams A young Fulton boys basketball team hung with host Greeneville’s veteran group for only about half of the opening period in its TSSAA Class AA State Sectional game March 8. The Falcons led 2-0 and 7-5 in the early going before senior point guard and...

Can the KCSO Merit System Council rule on a sheriff’s transfer of an employee? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The push and pull contest between the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and its Merit System Council continues with a new dispute involving a...

By Steve Williams Ella Murphey has set some big goals as a wrestler at Hardin Valley Academy, and so far so good for the freshman. “She seeks to do what Kenya Sloan did several years ago,” said Marc Giles, HVA’s wrestling coach, last week. That was winning four...

By Steve Williams Jennifer Sullivan ignited Bearden with an 11-point first period outburst. Maddie Brillhart contributed clutch 3-point shooting. And Renayah McLaughlin offset her free throw shooting in the fourth quarter in so many ways. That and a whole lot more...

By Ken Lay OAK RIDGE --- As the clock hit triple-zero, a wild celebration ensued on Jill Prudden Court at Wildcat Arena as the Bearden High School student section stormed the floor to celebrate with the school’s boys basketball team. It was a party to celebrate the...

Rose planting promoted in Roseberry neighborhood By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Roseberry City is located just off Braun Road at the foot of Sharp’s Ridge in North Knoxville and is proud of its name and its history. In fact, Sharp’s Ridge was once...