Owens rolls sizzling 825 series on ‘home’ lanes By Steve Williams Alex Owens has pretty much grown up at Fountain Lanes. His papaw, David Spiva Sr., is the reason behind that, as he is the longtime manager at the bowling lanes on Broadway in North Knoxville. The...
Cedar Bluff Elementary celebrates new turf play area By Ken Lay Cool temperatures on Thursday morning couldn’t temper the joy as Cedar Bluff Elementary School cut the ribbon for the new turf added to its playground area and outdoor classroom. Cedar Bluff principal...
Oster kicks off reelection campaign By Pete Gawda Family members and well-wishers gathered Tuesday evening, October 14, at a west Knoxville restaurant Scrambled Jake’s to officially launch Knox County Commissioner Gina Oster’s campaign for reelection to a second term...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Peace Through Strength It is fair to say one thing that brought Donald Trump back to the White House was the fact that he was a far more recognizable figure in the president’s role as Commander-in-Chief. Joe Biden’s fundamental...
County unveils monument to honor Tucker Blakely By Ken Lay The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Powell Community honored one of their own early last week. The county unveiled a stone memorial monument to honor fallen sheriff’s deputy Tucker Blakely on Tuesday...
John G. Townsend of Delaware By Ray Hill While serving as Delaware’s governor, John Gillis Townsend Jr. was a reformer; while he served in the United States Senate, he was a stalwart conservative. A highly successful business entrepreneur, John G. Townsend was a...
GCA gets big region win at CAK By David Klein In a Division II-AA East rivalry game, the Grace Christian Academy (GCA) Rams moved into second place in the region with a 35-14 win at the Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) Warriors. The Rams used an effective running...
Central pulls out 38-35 win in Black Oak Ridge rivalry By Steve Williams High school football games don’t get much better than the one Central and Halls had Thursday night. The lead changed hands eight times before the Bobcats headed back over Black Oak Ridge with a...
Could Affordable Housing Fund benefit from proposed sales tax increase? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If the sales tax increase referendum passes in the November election, the city is considering designating about $10 million of the additional...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley In The City: Here A Tax, There A Tax, Everywhere A Tax Residents of the City of Knoxville need to make a point to vote in the coming election. Not only are five seats on the city council up for election but perhaps the most...
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