The Last of the Gray Wolves: James Bowler By Ray Hill I would be shocked if a single reader of this column, which draws some of the best-informed people on political history in many instances, has heard of James B. Bowler before. Yet he is notable for a few reasons,...
National Signing Day 2024 For many, National Signing Day is the culmination of a long recruiting journey! LOCAL COLLEGE SIGNEES According to athletic directors at high schools inside The Knoxville Focus’ coverage area, here’s a list of student-athletes who have signed...
Knox Republicans celebrate massive victory in Tuesday’s General Election By Ken Lay Knox County’s Republican Party had plenty of reasons to celebrate early last week. But the biggest victory couldn’t quite be celebrated until long after the festivities ended Tuesday...
Biggest Election Loser: Mainstream Media “I’m interpreting the results tonight as the revenge of the working-class American, the anonymous American who has been crushed, insulted, condescended to,” he said. “They’re not garbage. They’re not Nazis. They’re just regular...
Wow! Knox girls dominate II-AA state meet By Steve Williams Knoxville girls showed their supremacy Thursday in Tennessee high school cross country’s Division II Class AA. Topped by Webb’s Garmer twins going 1-2, the Lady Spartans made it 1-2-3 with Carolina Areheart’s...
The Gentleman From Ohio: Martin L. Sweeney By Ray Hill Martin L. Sweeney may not have served as long as many of his colleagues in the House of Representatives, but folks knew he was there when he was a member. For twelve years, Sweeney represented a district in...
10th Annual Rocky Hill Christmas Parade & Festival returns December 7 Knoxville’s holiday event of the season, the Annual Rocky Hill Christmas Parade & Festival, returns for its 10th year, ready to bring the holiday spirit on Saturday, December 7, 2024. This...
Photo by Braiden Collazzo Halls holds off Trojans, 21-14 By Steve Williams The start wasn’t very flattering, but the ending was a white knuckler. Halls was holding on for dear playoff life. Morristown West and their fans were hoping for just one more big play. On the...
Early voting up over 10K By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A total 163,303 people cast early votes during the two-week period that ended on Halloween, over 10,000 more votes than 2020’s early voting numbers. The record turnout went smoothly despite...
Leftist Democrats Have No Platform ... Just Lies And Hate By Steve Hunley The election has descended into calling a former president of the United States “Hitler.” Kamala Harris and her allies are accusing Donald Trump of being Hitler. First of all, to put it...
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