Augustus O. Stanley of Kentucky By Ray Hill Every state conjures politicians who are highly controversial and two of Kentucky’s most polarizing political figures were Augustus Owsley Stanley and his rival, John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham. Both men were Democrats and...
ETHC celebrates Sam Dow, the Founding Father of Knoxville baseball By Ken Lay Baseball has deep roots in the Knoxville Area, which has long been home to some of the best Minor League teams in the sport. Minor League Baseball returned to Downtown Knoxville for the...
CAK’s Speck watched his boys learn how to surf By Steve Williams Chad Speck, Christian Academy of Knoxville head football coach, took his family to Hawaii in this year’s TSSAA Dead Period. “Highlights of the trip were just being together, going on an ATV tour of...
Grayson Subaru ‘Shares the Love’ with Ijams Nature Center By Jamie Schnell Schnellj@knoxfocus.com Thursday’s Subaru Share the Love Event at the Ijams Visitor Center featured a generous donation from Grayson Subaru, a longtime supporter of Ijams. They presented a check...
Vote no to city tax increase in November By Steve Hunley The City of Knoxville appears to have a spending problem. In order to spend even more, it must increase taxes. The last property tax hike was a whopping 40% increase. Now, Mayor Indya Kincannon is asking...
Seymour girls lacrosse team has magical 2025, makes state championship match By Ken Lay When high school girls lacrosse was a club sport, the Seymour Lady Eagles rose to prominence. Now that the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association is sanctioning the...
The Gentleman From Kentucky J. C. W. Beckham By Ray Hill John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham was the first U.S. senator to be popularly elected by the people of Kentucky. Beckham was the leader of a powerful wing of the Bluegrass State’s Democratic Party and was an...
Forgotten African-American Cemetery rests in Solway By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com There is a small cemetery on the George Light Road in Solway that has a very interesting history. The Knoxville Focus would not have learned about the historic...
TSD’s Fondren ‘just loved running’ Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame will be August 21 By Steve Williams Forty years ago, a special athlete at Tennessee School for the Deaf not only excelled on the high school level in football, basketball and track, but...
Knox 911 passes annual budget with 2.4% increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Emergency Communications District (Knox 911) met Wednesday morning and voted to set $19.74 million for its 2025-2026 budget, an increase of 2.4%. Director...
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