By Ken Lay After a failed bid for city council and for the District 4 seat on the Knox County Commission, Garrett Holt is making a third attempt at public service. Holt is back. This year, he is making another run at Knox County Commission, running for At-Large...
By Steve Williams Neighboring counties may envy the talent that Knox County has this season. Webb’s Green and White Lady Spartans may very well pick up where they left off last year when they hoisted the Gold Ball in Division II-AA. Much of their talent returns,...
Amburn kicks off campaign for Knox County Sheriff On Tuesday, February 17, Louis’ Restaurant on Old Broadway provided the perfect backdrop for a lively meet and greet in support of candidate for Knox County Sheriff, David Amburn. Friends, supporters, longtime law...
By Steve Hunley Nobody Ever Accused AOC Of Being Smart The Left’s favorite barmaid ran amok in what was supposed to be the debut of her foreign policy expertise at the Munich Security Conference. The end result was yet another Leftist delusion went off the rails as...
By Ray Hill Just about everyone is familiar with the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, which may have cost the lives of as many as 100 men and women. Henry Drury Hatfield was a nephew of William A. “Devil Anse” Hatfield. The future governor and...
By Ken Lay For the second consecutive year, the West Valley Middle School girls basketball team has won a Class AAA State Championship. With their victory in the state title game, a 38-24 victory over Mt. Juliet on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Rockvale High School,...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com More and more non-profit groups are requesting beer permits to help support their special events. The recent meeting of the Knoxville City Beer Board saw four groups requesting permits. All of them appeared...
By Steve Williams Nine seniors on Farragut High School’s baseball team made a community service visit to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital the morning of Feb. 16 and it brightened the day for several kids on hand. The players came away with a good feeling too. Dr....
Seymour Chief John Linsenbigler reflects on career, what comes next By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Fire and Technical Rescue Committee met last week, it was chaired by Seymour Volunteer Captain John Linsenbigler. The chair position rotates...
By Steve Hunley Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, a Democrat running for reelection, is typical of the Democrat party now. Ossoff required folks to possess a photo ID to get into a campaign event recently, but the senator voted against requiring an ID to vote in...
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