By Ray Hill Despite intense pressure from constituents and his own political party, Senator John Knight Shields of Tennessee remained determined to vote his convictions as the United States Senate considered the Treaty of Versailles. John Knight Shields had been the...
On January 16 at 7:00 p.m. the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) will decide if Verizon Communications may place 5G cellular small cell support structures in 12 locations in Farragut including four in residential areas, including Stonecrest,...
By Ken Lay Hardin Valley Middle School’s girls basketball team closed out its regular season with a signature victory at home Thursday night. The win was a rivalry victory and netted the Lady Hawks the Golden Turkey Award for the year. Hardin Valley used a stifling...
Rural Metro opens new Strawberry Plains Pike fire station By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Homeowners, business owners and facilities in the Forks of the River Industrial Park have a new fire station. Rural Metro Fire officially opened their new...
By Steve Hunley The old adage “You can’t please everybody” is probably more apt than ever. In a perfect world, Mike McMillan would be running for reelection to the Knox County Board of Education without opposition. Instead, he has a couple of opponents in the...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Old South High School’s transformation to South High Senior Living is progressing nicely! The conversion of the old school, which was built in 1937 and closed following the graduation of the class of 1976, is quickly...
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...
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