Local bus tour exposes youth to city history By Ken Lay Several local retired educators and professionals from the Friendly Readers Book Club hosted a historical bus trip for some area children recently. The Friendly Readers and the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls...
By Steve Hunley “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” – Abraham Lincoln Editorial writers for the Nashville Tennessean and the Memphis Commercial Appeal...
By Pete Gawda Plans were unveiled recently for the newest addition to Knoxville’s over 1,000 acres of urban wilderness when a block party was held at the southern end of James White Parkway, the site of the proposed Urban Wilderness Gateway Park. Plans for...
By Ray Hill Thirty-two year old William E. Brock, III had managed the impossible, winning Tennessee’s Third Congressional district in 1962. It was the first time the Third District had elected a Republican congressman since 1920. Brock was one of...
By Steve Williams Jack Sompayrac can look back on his prep career with plenty of fond memories. Knoxville Catholic’s Class 5A state championship in football highlighted his senior year and being named the Most Valuable Offensive Player in the 45-28 win over Beech was...
By Ken Lay A successful season ended in a league championship for the Gresham Middle School baseball varsity baseball team recently. The Gladiators culminated their 2018 campaign by winning the league championship at Karns Sportspark last month. Gresham, which...
Checking in on the Behavioral Urgent Care Center By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus recently asked Jerry Vagnier, president and CEO of Helen Ross McNabb Center, how things are going at the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center. The facility,...
By Steve Hunley “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who read them, in as much as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” – Thomas Jefferson Using that quote may not be...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It may have rained most of Memorial Day but that didn’t deter the ceremonies at Honor Fountain City Day. Although some politicians and vendors cleared out by the time the 3 p.m. program got underway, many residents stayed...
By Ray Hill The transformation of turning Tennessee from a solidly Democratic state to a two-party state belongs to the candidacies of three men: Howard Baker, Bill Brock and Winfield Dunn. Perhaps Bill Brock is less well remembered than either Howard Baker or...
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