By Ray Hill Following Congressman J. Will Taylor’s death from an unexpected heart attack on November 14, 1939 there was an outpouring of grief on the part of the people of Tennessee’s Second Congressional district. Taylor had long been a power in Tennessee and during...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The East Tennessee History Fair was more than anyone could have expected. Thousands of people came to Knoxville recently and visited the many events, booths, demonstrations, exhibits, and chatted with history re-enactors....
By Steve Williams The “Talons and Swords” traveling trophy, which goes to the winner of the game between Hardin Valley Academy and West, has finally made it to the HVA campus. It may even be on Sallee Reynolds’ desk. The HVA principal, who was a longtime...
City Police and Fire not relocating to Knoxville College By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It may be that Knoxville College failed to fulfill an agreement within the memorandum of understanding with the city or successfully negotiate to alleviate the former...
By Steve Hunley If anyone doubts for a moment President Donald Trump’s campaign to call out the mainstream media for misrepresentation, telling half the story or pushing outright lies is having an effect, last week should have caused those doubts to evaporate. Last...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Two affordable housing projects were before the Knoxville City Council Tuesday, both getting unanimous first reading approval but not without some neighbors objecting. Elmington CG LLC is proposing low income housing on East...
By Ray Hill Former three-term Prentice Cooper, consigned to the political sidelines following his defeat for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate by Albert Gore in 1958, lived in the beautiful red brick mansion built by his father in 1904. Cooper...
By Steve Williams The first quarter couldn’t have gone much worse for Austin-East High’s football team in its season opener Friday night. But quarterback Trey Foster and a trio of receivers hooked up for three big-play touchdowns before halftime, sparking a...
By Ken Lay It was a matchup between a pair of state football champions to open the 2018 season and it lived up to its billing. At least until Maryville scored 24 unanswered points to pull away from Catholic and capture a 31-10 victory over the Irish Friday...
Litton’s serving up something new Kelly’s Back Room offers home cooking to go By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Seventy years in business with thirty-eight years just off Broadway in Fountain City has made Litton’s Market and Restaurant a huge success and a popular...
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