By Steve Hunley The time between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays should be cause for reflection. Certainly, both are wonderful occasions where we celebrate with our family and cherished friends. It also ought to be a time where we reflect upon and think about...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Like most of you I was introduced to Bill Landry while he was hosting the award-winning The Heartland Series on WBIR-TV. Bill has a folksy way of telling a story and proved to be much more than just a host. He assembled...
By Steve Williams Henry was enough to handle, but Central High’s football team also had to deal with Lorraine and Wendy – Mother Nature’s two daughters – to claim this year’s TSSAA Class 5A state championship. Lorraine drenched Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium and...
By Steve Williams First Baptist Academy basketball fans recognized a special achievement of a FBA player prior to the Eagles’ home game in Powell Tuesday, Dec. 4. Noah Harris, FBA junior, was honored for having reached the 1,000-point plateau in his prep career...
Bobcats claw out 14-9 win for first state championship By Steve Williams They saved the best for last. Knoxville Central and Henry County even had Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium all to their self Sunday afternoon for the TSSAA Class 5A state football championship...
By Steve Hunley The passing of former President George Herbert Walker Bush reminds me of what a uniquely American life he led. Part of what has rightly been called “the greatest generation” by author David Halberstam, George Bush grew up in a privileged family...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com He’s one of those people you’ll see at almost every event or benefit and I’ve never seen him without a smile on his face. George Bove is the business development manager for BESCO on Central Ave where he develops new markets and...
By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson enjoyed a meteoric rise in Tennessee politics until the consequences of his own actions ended his career. Redheaded, thin, with angular features, Malcolm Patterson was known throughout Tennessee as a dynamic and gifted speaker. ...
By Ray Hill The passing of Richard “Dick” Fulton on November 28 at age 91 seemed to escape the notice of many Tennesseans, yet his life ought to be remembered by folks. The growth and success of Nashville is largely due to the vision and leadership of Dick...
By Steve Williams Jake Renfree has earned another run at a national title. The Knoxville Catholic High senior and reigning TSSAA state champion placed seventh in the Foot Locker South Regional cross country meet on Nov. 24 to qualify for the National...
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