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An extra birthday for Hardy Johnson this year

An extra birthday for Hardy Johnson this year

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams Thanks to his son, Hardy Johnson had a special birthday celebration this year, and since it was his 90th, it was very fitting. Jim Johnson is a deacon at Dante Missionary Baptist and the church, which is located between the Halls and Powell...

Bill Brock of Tennessee, Part Seven

Bill Brock of Tennessee, Part Seven

by Ray Hill | Jul 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Franklin Haney was urged to run for Congress from the Third District when Tennessee Young Democrats adopted a resolution during a convention in Knoxville encouraging him to make the race. The twenty-six year-old Haney was receptive and announced his...

Glenn Jacobs hosts rally to kickoff summer election season

Glenn Jacobs hosts rally to kickoff summer election season

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Ken Lay The smell of barbecue permeated the sultry auction hall at Powell Auction’s Company’s auto sales facility and the Matthew Hickey Band played the tunes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Zac Brown Band and Steve Earle while supporters waited for Knox County...

Soon, Chris Hunter can sing ‘I’m in the Army Now’

Soon, Chris Hunter can sing ‘I’m in the Army Now’

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams An exciting new chapter in Chris Hunter’s life is scheduled to begin today. The young man from Knoxville, an Austin-East High graduate who was the school’s male Student-Athlete of the Year, will officially become a cadet in the United States...

The Knoxville Focus for July 9, 2018

The Knoxville Focus for July 9, 2018

by design | Jul 8, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The ‘Jane Allen Drive’ keeps going By Steve Williams Someday, when you’re driving north on Broadway past Historic Fountain City Lake and the duck pond, slow down as you near Fountain City Wrecker Service on the right. At the next turnoff, notice the street sign: Jane...

Randy Boyd’s Double Irish Sweepstakes

Randy Boyd’s Double Irish Sweepstakes

by Steve Hunley | Jul 8, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Randy Boyd has spent many of his millions of dollars in flooding the airwaves in Tennessee trying to win the GOP nomination for governor. Always describing himself as a “conservative businessman,” Boyd has shown a keen aptitude in reading the polls and...

Residents brave heat to celebrate independence at Farragut Parade

Residents brave heat to celebrate independence at Farragut Parade

by design | Jul 8, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay   The sweltering heat and oppressive humidity couldn’t dampen spirits at the Town of Farragut’s 31st annual Independence Day Parade Wednesday morning. Spectators showed up in droves to celebrate America’s birthday as the parade route went down Kingston...

Bill Brock of Tennessee, Part Five

Bill Brock of Tennessee, Part Five

by Ray Hill | Jul 8, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Congressmen Bill Brock and Jimmy Quillen, along with their newly elected colleague John Duncan, gave a dinner for Republican legislators after the 1964 election.  Howard Baker attended the dinner and was surprised when the legislators unanimously announced...

Most congressional candidates attend Burlington forum

Most congressional candidates attend Burlington forum

by design | Jul 8, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Eight candidates in a field of 14 seeking to replace Congressman John Duncan appeared at the monthly East Knoxville Community forum last week. Each made opening and closing statements and were asked questions submitted by the...

Vandergriff is Knoxville Hall of Fame’s first wrestling inductee

Vandergriff is Knoxville Hall of Fame’s first wrestling inductee

by design | Jul 8, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams When Chris Vandergriff wrestled at Halls High in the mid-1970s, Carter was the only other high school in Knox County that had a wrestling program. Over the years, that has changed a lot and Vandergriff has had a lot to do with it. For that reason,...

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