By Ken Lay Longtime Gibbs High School softball coach Carol Mitchell saw her team do exactly what she wanted in the Region 2-AA Championship Game. Mitchell’s Lady Eagles pounded out 13 hits in a 12-1 five-inning victory over Kingston Wednesday night before a...
Governor Austin Peay & the 1926 Election, Part One
By Ray Hill Austin Peay had been an exceedingly popular governor, first winning election in 1922. Although he had lost a bid to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1918, he had proved to be an effective vote-getter in 1922 when he had defeated former...
Freshman comes up big for Farragut in region title win
By Steve Williams Hunter Merrick may be a 15-year-old high school freshman pitcher, but he wasn’t worried. He had confidence in his defense and Farragut’s hitters as well. The 5-10, 155-pound lefthander did his part too, limiting highly regarded Karns to two...
Adams to close stellar tennis career at Spring Fling
By Ken Lay Julia Adams punched her ticket to Murfreesboro Tuesday afternoon and she’ll head to Spring Fling this week with her eyes on a state championship. Adams, a senior tennis player for Bearden High School, will head to Furman in the fall. But she...
The Knoxville Focus for May 14, 2018
Free Tennessee Smokies tickets to reward good behavior By Steve Williams Mike Donila had a big handful of tickets to Tennessee Smokies baseball games Thursday he was looking to give away. Yes, there is a catch. After all, it is baseball. But earning the free...
Burchett’s ‘Switcheroo’ On The MOU
By Steve Hunley Mayor Tim Burchett has always liked the imagery of being the white knight arriving just in the nick of time to save the damsel in distress. It seems to be a scenario Burchett simply cannot resist. The latest episode of the intrepid Burchett’s...
Find Quality Assisted Living at BeeHive Homes
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “We were looking for a business that would permit us to give back to people in our community,” said Kelly Lohman. She’s a former school teacher and her husband, Layne, works for Siemens Healthcare. “We were first introduced to...
The 1920 Election In Tennessee, Part Two
By Ray Hill Governor Albert H. Roberts, first elected in 1918, was having a difficult time winning reelection in 1920. Tennessee had traditionally given governors a second two-year term, save for the most controversial or incompetent. Roberts had been an able enough...
Bearden finishes eighth at state water polo tourney
By Ken Lay Water polo is an Olympic sport and played by most schools on the West Coast but the sport has been in Knoxville and Bearden High School since 2013. It is alive and well at the school. The Bulldogs water polo club recently competed in the state...
Bottom of Karns’ batting order plays like champions
Culp hurls Beavers to third straight title By Steve Williams With southpaw starter Jared Culp allowing only one hit through six innings, Karns High’s baseball team just needed a little offense of its own in the championship game of the District 3-AAA...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...