By Steve Hunley In politics, it is hardly unusual when a politician stacks the deck before dealing the cards. Mayor Glenn Jacobs has certainly done that with the announcement of his appointments to serve on the Knox County Charter Review Committee. Every ten years,...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com An overflow crowd pushed into a room at Pellissippi State College on Magnolia Avenue Thursday to hear Peter Davis of WRS talk about what the new owners of Standard Mill hope to do with the old skeleton of a...
By Ray Hill Tennessee had been staunchly for Woodrow Wilson, both in his 1912 campaign for the presidency and his 1916 reelection campaign. Tennessee’s junior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, had been a fervent admirer of President Wilson as a member of the...
By Steve Williams This is the time of year The Knoxville Focus likes to recognize local high school students with ties to athletics for their community service during the holidays. They could be members of any athletic team, cheerleaders, dance team or band...
By Ken Lay Bearden High School girls basketball coach Justin Underwood has often said that he counts his blessings as head coach of the Lady Bulldogs. And Tuesday night showed everyone why Underwood is extremely happy with his job in West Knoxville. “These girls are a...
Judge Irwin Needs Stuffed Animals By Focus Staff Tim Irwin, Judge of the Knox County Juvenile Court, is an imposing man with the demeanor of the grandfather he has become. Irwin began a program years ago, asking the public for donations of stuffed animals. Those...
By Steve Hunley I am pleased to say without any hesitation that Mike McMillan is the best school board member to serve the people of the Eighth District for many, many years. While some might say Mike McMillan is slow and plodding, I would say he is methodical and...
By Steve Williams Central High’s football team went to work early and quickly in pursuit of a second straight TSSAA Class 5A state championship and by evening’s end it had indeed been a Black Friday at Tennessee Tech’s Overall Field. Wearing all black uniforms with...
By Ray Hill The United States was finally catching a glimpse of the end of the bloodiest conflict in human history, World War II, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt vacationed at his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgia. Roosevelt was sitting for a portrait by artist...
By Steve Williams From elementary school through high school, Lee Henson went to Karns. Except for his time in college at Carson-Newman, he’s always been at Karns as a student, player and coach. Fittingly, in his 26th season as a basketball coach at Karns High, he was...
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