By Ken Lay Bearden High School boys soccer coach Ryan Radcliffe makes it no secret that his team must get off to a fast start. The Bulldogs got the message Tuesday night. “We got off to a fast start and I’ve preached about that all season,” Radcliffe said after...
Lady Red Devils remain unbeaten in softball By Steve Williams There’s no question who the Star of the Game was in Round 1 of this season’s Halls vs. Powell high school softball rivalry. Halls senior pitcher Bri Blair took matters into her own hands, tossing a shutout...
Safety Center turns one year old By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center, often called the “Safety Center,” marked its first year since opening at 5302 Ball Camp Pike on March 19, 2018. The state, county and city-funded facility...
Do you recall when quite a few Democrats snorted $6 billion for building a border wall was too expensive? Now Democrats, especially those busy running for president, are backing programs spending trillions of our tax dollars. The first thing that comes to...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com There are currently at least six Knoxvillians hoping to become the city’s next mayor and it is likely whoever captures the seat will get a higher salary than Mayor Madeline Rogero. Rogero receives $142,500 annually plus a...
By Ray Hill John Knight Shields, Tennessee’s senior United States senator, had first been elected in 1913. Shields had served for a decade on the Tennessee Supreme Court before becoming the last man to be elected to the U. S. Senate by the state legislature. Shields...
By Ken Lay Throughout the early part of the 2019 softball season, Halls High School has battled some offensive inconsistency. This, despite the fact, that the Lady Devils have scored 49 runs in their first three games. But Halls took a major step forward when they...
By Steve Williams Fulton High head basketball coach Jody Wright was in the post-game media room with some of his players talking to reporters after the Falcons’ overtime quarterfinal win over Memphis Mitchell in this season’s TSSAA state tournament at MTSU in...
Con Hunley helps Blake Shelton open Ole Red in Gatlinburg By Lisa DeMarsico Knoxville native and country icon Con Hunley and his family performed at the Grand Opening of the Blake Shelton-inspired Ole Red Gatlinburg bar, restaurant and music venue Wednesday night....
By Steve Williams The third time was the charm. Playing in the TSSAA state tournament for the third year in a row, Bearden loaded its first gold basketball in school history for the trip back to Knoxville. Coach Jeremy Parrott’s talented and veteran Bulldogs took...
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