A Day Away By Mike Steely Just north of Knoxville, up Interstate 75, is a road that you might want to take a day to explore. If you’re not from East Tennessee, or even if you are, you may not be familiar with the Senator Howard Baker Highway, or State Route 63....
By Steve Williams It’s been a memorable basketball season for Carter Middle School. “This will be the first Carter girls championship in the history of the school,” said Head Coach Dalton Freels after his team defeated host Gibbs 36-26 last Wednesday night. Callie...
KCS celebrates academic growth, recognizes reward schools By Ken Lay In an event that was meant to both inform and celebrate, Knox County Schools honored 18 reward schools at an event at Lonsdale Elementary School last Wednesday. The annual meeting was held at...
By Steve Hunley Truth In Labeling We have labeling laws for the products we ingest into our bodies, and we’re coming to find out that many of the things we like to eat aren’t good for us. We need a labeling law for our candidates, and the mainstream media should not...
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com William “Bill” Jackson, an inspiring 96-year-old resident of Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley, embodies the spirit of a living historian and puzzle enthusiast. He has captured the hearts of many, as shown by his growing social...
By Ray Hill Andrew Jackson May was a colorful Democrat whose career was derailed by corruption. The backwoods lawyer from rural Kentucky was one of the fiercest critics of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the House of Representatives. May was a man who relished...
Due to inclement weather, Snowflake Ball has been postponed to Monday, February 2. The CAC Office on Aging’s Senior Companion Program, an annual fundraising event benefitting the Senior Companion Program, will host its annual Snowflake Ball on Monday, Februrary 2,...
By Steve Williams The profession of a high school athletic trainer could involve life or death, since he or she’s arrival could be the first on the scene. On the other hand, it’s much more likely to be a career filled with life-long friendships and a lot of thanks and...
General Kelly and Commissioner Jay Honor Knox Vets By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County At-large Commissioner Larsen Jay had no idea that the turnout would be so huge for the veterans luncheon he hosted last Wednesday. Although he’s...
By Steve Hunley Protesters Or Insurrectionists? You Be The Judge The efforts to disrupt and keep the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from doing their jobs is less civil disobedience than insurrection and are more reminiscent of the Civil War, when the...
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