By Steve Williams Hunter “HT” Fortner says he likes hard work. So much, in fact, the Gibbs High graduate left behind a football scholarship offer from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., and became a preferred walk-on in the UT-Chattanooga...
By Ray Hill For three decades Gordon Browning had been a force to be reckoned with in Tennessee politics. Following his disastrous attempt to return to the governorship in 1954, Browning was relegated to the status of senior statesman. First elected to Congress in...
By Steve Williams Rebecca Story has broken the TSSAA’s oldest girls track record. And what’s really neat is Margaret Groos Sloan, the former record holder, was on hand to cheer her on. Story bettered the 40-year-old record for the 1600-meter run when she won the high...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Got a nickel? Yes, that’s Thomas Jefferson on the front but what most people think is the U.S. Capitol Building on the coin’s back is actually Jefferson’s home in Virginia, Monticello. What a home it is, indeed. Just about 8 hours...
Gas Tax Hike Is Here By Focus Staff The hike in the gasoline tax is here and will continue rising over the next few years. This was pushed by Governor Bill Haslam and approved by the state legislature. You can expect to pay 4 cents more per gallon at the pump. Many...
By Steve Hunley For sometime now the Knox County School Board has been prodded to change existing discipline policies. A group of people claiming to represent “the community” have been pushing hard to make significant changes in policies that are now in place to...
By David Klein Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero announced a new initiative Tuesday, June 27, to increase dialogue and voter turnout in this year’s elections called Go Vote! Knoxville. The initiative will have six get-out-the-vote public meetings, one in each of the...
By Ray Hill Gordon Browning was a veteran of Tennessee’s turbulent and oftentimes brutal political wars. Browning had unseated a twenty-four year incumbent in his first race for Congress in 1920, although he lost the general election to a Republican. Stubborn to a...
By Steve Williams A star for a long time has been the symbol of Farragut High football, just like good character is often mentioned when talking about Eddie Courtney, the Admirals’ veteran coach. So it’s fitting the first-ever East Tennessee CAREacter Star Head Coach...
By Ken Lay Voters in Knoxville and Knox County voters had the chance to meet dozens of candidates running in the 2017 city and 2018 county elections Thursday night at the Knoxville Expo Center. Five of the nine city council seats are open this year due to term limits....
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