By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior United States senator, John Knight Shields, had surprised tens of thousands of his constituents and infuriated many members of his own Democratic Party when he had voted to add reservations to the Treaty of Versailles in the Senate. The...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The old cabin near the Bull Run Steam Plant in Anderson County is an almost forgotten historic gem. The David Hall Cabin, built around 1799 by a Revolutionary War soldier, is a two-story, mostly original structure...
By Steve Williams Knox County high school boys’ basketball teams will be hard pressed to match last season’s success on the hardwood at the state level this coming March But the Road to Murfreesboro and Nashville is a long way off as teams return to action following...
COME SEW WITH US The North Knoxville Chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation invites you to our 6th Annual National Sew Day (More than 10,000 Volunteers will be making quilts on this day throughout the United States) On Saturday, February 1, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00...
Fountain City auction opens year with Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale By Ken Lay Fountain City Auction will soon begin the New Year with its biggest event of 2020. On Saturday, January 4 it will host its 15th annual Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale. The day-long...
By Steve Hunley There is a new phrase to summarize where many Americans find themselves currently in the age of “fake news.” It’s called “cord cutting”, meaning folks who have cut the cord to cable television and/or land line telephones. It is also indicative of how...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com People are still taking about the invocation given by Rev. Chris Buice at the inauguration of Knoxville’s new mayor, city judge, and city council members December 21. Rev. Buice is senior minister at the Tennessee...
By Ray Hill Governor Tom C. Rye had run for the United States Senate in the 1918 Democratic primary against Senator John Knight Shields as a supporter of President Woodrow Wilson and lost. Rye’s defeat did not necessarily mean the people of Tennessee had turned...
By Steve Williams Austin-East quarterback Trey Foster was a Lamar Jackson-type player in Knox County high school football this past season. Like the Baltimore Ravens’ Jackson, the NFL’s top candidate for MVP honors, the Roadrunners’ talented senior excelled as both a...
By Ken Lay The 2019 volleyball season was full of excitement as three area teams ended their respective seasons in Murfreesboro at the state championships. Concord Christian and Catholic each made it to the title matches. The Lady Lions (Division II-A) and the...
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