By Ray Hill Lawrence Davis Tyson had been elected to the United States Senate to represent Tennessee in 1924. To get to the Senate, Tyson defeated a two-term incumbent and a respected former justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. L. D. Tyson had won the general...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Garry Tener, chief operating officer of Broadway Carpets, spoke at Wednesday’s ribbon cutting for the company’s renovation of the exterior of the well-known business. The city’s Community Development Façade Project helped with a...
By Steve Williams The third time’s the charm. Fans of Bearden High’s basketball team hope that old idiom holds true as the Bulldogs make their third straight trip to the TSSAA state tournament this week. But in two of Bearden’s last three games on the tournament...
City may increase funds for affordable housing By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Plans for two apartment complexes, one at Pond Gap and the other on Young High Pike, were approved to receive development funding by the Knoxville City Council Tuesday. The...
The Knoxville Focus continues to interview interesting people in our area. Charlie Rhodarmer is a man of many hats, indeed. Rhodarmer is the director of the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tennessee and active in re-enactment groups. You never know what historic...
By Steve Williams The Christian Academy of Knoxville girls picked up the slack for their ailing leader. Senior standout Claire Brock played 26 minutes but could only produce two points in CAK’s 47-39 semifinal win over Northpoint Christian School Friday in the...
By Ray Hill Lawrence Davis Tyson was Tennessee’s junior United States senator and while not a professional politician, the senator continued to demonstrate he had learned quite a lot in the short time he had served in the Senate. Possessing a gentlemanly nature, Tyson...
By Bill Howard This past Dec. 8, Fulton High School’s boys’ basketball team beat Austin-East 77-68. Four weeks later, the Roadrunners returned the favor 52-40 in Round 2. On Feb. 19, the District 4-AA rivals played Round 3 for the district championship....
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The neighborhood of Fort Sanders has been in the news lately. The historic section of Knoxville is threatened by progress, hospital growth, and loss of historic homes. Fort Sanders property owners are rightfully proud. A...
Recode work session raises more questions By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com As Knoxville’s Recode effort moves into its fifth draft several neighborhood leaders and some city council members are continuing to question the necessity of changing all the zoning...
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