By Ray Hill President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to Tennessee several times during his presidency. It gave local politicians the opportunity to bask in the glow of Roosevelt’s magnetic presence and the people of Tennessee to actually see the jaunty tilt of FDR’s...
American Legion appeals to City Council
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council passed on first reading Mayor Rogero’s proposed budget during its meeting Tuesday night. The officials heard reports from the Historic Zoning Commission about saving historic properties and from Kim...
Bearden eliminates Rebels on emotional night 7-2
By Ken Lay Bearden High School boys soccer coach Ryan Radcliffe admitted that soccer took a back seat Thursday night but he knew that his top-seeded Bulldogs had to play a District 4-AAA Tournament semifinal. Bearden (16-3) did play and win as it eliminated...
Duhamel runs from TSD to UT
By Steve Williams Gashaw Duhamel has won a lot of races in his decorated prep career, but his greatest victory has been making Tennessee School for the Deaf very proud. The announcement that TSD athletic director Luke Benson e-mailed to The Knoxville Focus and...
The Knoxville Focus for May 9, 2016
ARMSTRONG ELECTED TO LEAD TENNESSEE COUNTY ATTORNEYS Knox County Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong has been elected President of the Tennessee County Attorneys Association (TCAA) at its Spring Conference held April 29-30, 2016 in Chattanooga. The TCAA consists of...
DAV to hold Memorial Service, calls for wheelchairs
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 24, will hold a Memorial Service for Veterans Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with a meal prepared by the Auxiliary and a 6:30 service with Chaplin Harold Wilson. The DAV post is located at...
Who’s Minding the Store?
By Steve Hunley The Nashville Tennessean has performed a real public service by detailing the hemorrhage of money that has flowed out of Tennessee’s Department of Human Services. Comptroller Justin Wilson has released information about shocking abuses that not only...
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma
By Ray Hill Unlike many Southern states, Oklahoma did not continuously reelect incumbent United States senators, yet John William Elmer Thomas was one of the longest serving senators from the Sooner State. When he first entered the U.S. Senate, Elmer Thomas could have...
Karns High School AVID Students Launch ‘Little Free Library’
The Karns Little Free Library was installed last week thanks to a grant from the Junior League of Knoxville, AVID students at Karns, and AVID Coordinator and English teacher Debra Kender Hall of Karns High School. The “take a book, return a book” library is...
USS Tennessee survivors gather
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The USS Tennessee floated along Battleship Row, next to the Arizona and the West Virginia, in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. The ship was struck twice by bombs as its crew fought back. But she stayed afloat. After repairs...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...