Frederick Gillet & the Fight for Speaker By Ray Hill The mutiny earlier this year inside the GOP caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives is not new, although it hasn’t happened in a long while. In fact, the last time it did occur was one hundred years...
Powell ends Halls’ win streak, 34-17 By Steve Williams Halls had a lot of breaks in the game, but couldn’t capitalize on enough of them to add Powell to its five-game winning streak. Coach Matt Lowe’s Panthers were resourceful in their 34-17 victory in the annual...
Spartan Strong: Webb pulls away from CAK, remains perfect on the season By Bill Howard After the first five games this season, Webb School of Knoxville’s football team was 5-0, and had not been challenged. Friday night the Spartans went on the road - less than half a...
Governor Lee lauds the efforts of state’s tourism industry By Ken Lay Tennessee Governor Bill Lee had some kind words for workers in the tourism and hospitality business in the Volunteer State Thursday. Lee spoke at the annual Conference on Tourism and Hospitality at...
By Steve Hunley Politics in the KPD? The Knoxville News Sentinel has filled what pages it has on coverage of Nzinga Amani, formerly known as David Hayes. Amani was found guilty by a Knox County jury of resisting arrest. The jury could not reach a verdict on a charge...
O’Neil treasures relationships and championships By Steve Williams The total number of athletes who have been members of the teams Sean O’Neil has coached over the past 16 years at Knoxville Catholic High School is not readily known. But you can be sure each one has...
Oklahoma’s Crazy Congressman: Manuel Herrick By Ray Hill If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone suggest a member of Congress was crazy, Elon Musk would be a pauper by comparison. Yet in the case of Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma, it was not simply the opinion...
Bearden Village has much to be proud of By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Bearden neighborhood began as farmland in the 19th century and is named for the former Knoxville Mayor and state legislator Marcus De Lafayette Bearden. In 1962 it was...
MARISA MITCHELL, CADENCE CAPTURES The West High School marching band plays at halftime Friday night at Dan Y. Boring Stadium on the Central High campus. Powell next! ‘We can’t wait,’ says Halls coach By Steve Williams The Battle of Emory Road will be rockin’ at...
Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off 103rd year By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Valley Fair kicked off its 103-year Friday at Chilhowee Park with a large crowd of elected officials, fair supporters and interested citizens. Andy Holt, a...
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