UNSUNG HEROES Eleven local high school football players receive special recognition By Steve Williams He’s a player who may or may not be a starter, but gives his all in every practice and every game. He’s a player who is willing to sacrifice and play any position to...
By Steve Hunley Mayoral Blues Two years ago, Glenn Jacobs arrived on the political scene with the force of a hurricane. Facing two incumbent county commissioners, Brad Anders and Bob Thomas, Jacobs eked out a 23-vote win over Anders in the Republican primary to take...
By Ken Lay United States Representative and Minority Whip Steve Scalise made an early-morning stop for a breakfast meeting hosted by Representative Tim Burchett Thursday at the Rothchild Catering and Conference Center in West Knoxville. Scalise came to not only show...
Tom Murray of Tennessee By Ray Hill Lest anyone believes being elected to Congress is glamorous and allows one to bask in the limelight of attention by the press and the public, there are far more congressmen slogging through the daily chores that make up a...
By Steve Williams Did Hardin Valley Academy’s cross country team show some chink in its armor with the TSSAA state championships coming up? Andrew Shultz, a senior member of the team, wasn’t pleased with the Hawks’ overall performance in the Region 2 Large Class meet...
By Bill Howard Midway through the second quarter Friday night at Joel Helton Field, Knoxville Central High School had four possessions against regional rival Gibbs. The result? Two punts, a lost fumble, a missed field goal, and a 9-0 deficit on three Gibbs field...
Dwayne Sanders – Christian, coach, mentor – honored with gym dedication By Bill Howard If you didn’t know Dwayne Sanders, there are at least two things about him you can be sure of. The first is that he died way too young: he was 52 when he died of cancer in April of...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville’s largest and most popular park’s 2020 Master Plan was approved by the city council Tuesday with some requests and suggestions from nearby landowners. Lakeshore Park, the former site of the East...
By Ray Hill Pat Sutton, congressman from Tennessee’s Seventh District, had been renominated over a strong opponent in the 1950 election and reelected that fall. Clearly ambitious, Sutton, like several other Tennessee politicians, was carefully watching Tennessee’s...
By Steve Williams The first of many possible titles this football season came CAK’s way Friday night. How does “Knox County’s only undefeated team” sound? Coupled with West’s first loss to Knoxville Catholic, Christian Academy of Knoxville earned that distinction with...
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