By Steve Williams Tennessee School for the Deaf is eager to play some football. It’s something it’s been doing since 1892, but not much of lately. TSD didn’t field a team in 2017 due to a shortage of players and the Vikings got to play only four games last season...
Community Development seeks input on housing By Bill Howard Cities face many difficult problems and issues, not the least of them trying to provide decent and affordable housing for those who have that need. As with any issue, allocating very finite resources to...
By Steve Hunley The biggest issue in the coming City of Knoxville elections is, without a doubt, Recode. Knoxville’s longest serving mayor, Victor Ashe, has appropriately termed it a massive “rezoning” package and indeed it does affect virtually every property within...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com One week ago something happened in Knoxville that will create commerce and visitation between downtown and the South Waterfront. That Monday the Red Line Trolley began serving the area via a looping route from the Trolley Superstop...
By Ray Hill Prentice Cooper of Shelbyville, three times governor of Tennessee, had announced he would once again seek to become the Volunteer State’s chief executive on New Year’s day in 1958. The sixty-two year old Cooper was one of many prospective candidates all...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com You might say the 2019 East Tennessee History Fair was a historic success, and you would be absolutely correct. The recent “Blast from the Past” held downtown had everything that a history buff, young or old, could want. “Seems...
By Ken Lay A new era opened on a winning note for the Halls High School volleyball team Tuesday night. The Lady Devils won their season opener over Karns at home as they downed the Lady Beavers 25-12, 25-20, 25-18 in front of a spirited crowd. It was also Halls High’s...
Early voting ends Thursday By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The first seven days of early voting saw 3,428 people cast ballots in the five locations and the total is about what was expected. Knox County Election Administrator Clifford Rodgers told The Focus that...
They Are on the Ballot By Steve Hunley Whether you believe it or not, there is a socialist movement in Knoxville; in fact, there is a ticket of socialist candidates running for city council. They refer to it as the “City Council Movement” without referring to...
By Steve Williams It’s often said it’s not how long you live, but how you live. Ruth Jenkins has checked off both boxes. The Farragut centenarian turned 100 on Aug. 11 and is still full of life. Friends and residents where she lives at Park Place West, a retirement...
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