The Senator From Arkansas John L. McClellan By Ray Hill John Little McClellan remains the longest serving United States senator from Arkansas. Not one to waste words, John L. McClellan had the appearance of a fierce church elder merely waiting to spot the first...
Central cheerleaders do their part and more By Steve Williams From the Big Kahuna Wing Festival to the Fantasy of Trees, Central High School’s cheer team, coached by Kara Clark and Kira Lawson, has been busy and versatile with community service. The CHS cheerleaders...
Young helps Vine overcome slow start, topple Warriors 66-42 By Ken Lay When Julius Young hit a three-point basket as the final buzzer sounded in a Knox County Middle School Basketball game at Whittle Springs Thursday night, he put the finishing touch on a dominant...
Junior commission applications due this week By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday, December 19 at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for applications from high school juniors and seniors wanting to become a Knox County Junior Commissioner. This will be...
January 20th Can’t Come Soon Enough By Steve Hunley Time magazine has named President-elect Donald Trump as its “Person of the Year” for 2024. Trump was also named as “Person of the Year” in 2016 when he upset Hillary Clinton to be elected for his first term as...
Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Having been born in Oklahoma while my father was in the military, I have always had a special interest in the politics of the Sooner State. This is being written as the anniversary of Oklahoma being admitted into the union of...
Planting the seeds of knowledge By Ken Leinart How much of Earth is actually available for growing food? What food is grown in the United States and East Tennessee? What does a plant seed need to grow? Those questions and more are answered during “Seed Survivor” a...
Catching Up With Focus Columnist Joe Rector By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You may read his column every week in The Focus and you may think you know him through his stories. Yet there are probably a lot of things you don’t know about Joe Rector....
Carter sweeps titles again By Steve Williams Carter High School’s success on the bowling lanes rolls on. The Lady Hornets edged Gibbs 14 to 13 for their fifth straight district championship last Monday (Dec. 9) at Fountain Lanes after beating Career Magnet Academy 24...
Local TV stations hold drives for Operation Honor Guard, Second Harvest By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Last Tuesday was Giving Tuesday and a cold wind and a few snowflakes did not discourage two Knoxville television stations, WATE and WVLT, from...
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