Bearden, Gibbs and South-Doyle win district crowns By Ken Lay Bearden High School won district boys soccer championship in front of spirited crowd at Turner-Allender Field giving the team a reason to celebrate. But the celebration was tempered because it was only the...
Emerald Youth Foundation hosts annual prayer breakfast By Ken Lay Supporters answered an early wake-up call to attend the Emerald Youth Foundation’s annual prayer breakfast. The inner-city youth ministry hosts the annual fundraising event on the first Friday in May at...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley No One Should Be Above The Law, Including Liberal Judges For the entirety of his four years, Joe Biden insisted there was nothing he could do without Congress to fix the problem at our southern border. Donald Trump’s first 100...
Keegan finds a way to go out a winner again By Steve Williams Keegan Smith came into his final Knoxville Interscholastic Meet last week wanting to top off his career winning streak in the 800-meter run, but lost to Farragut senior Evan Beeler by two-tenths of a...
Rise & Fall of a Congressman John M. Coffee of Washington State By Ray Hill For a decade, John Main Coffee served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reporter Jack Pyle of the Tacoma News Tribune summed up Coffee’s career after a failed comeback attempt in...
Webb’s Langham scores in the sand and relays By Steve Williams Lennox Langham apparently likes playing in the sand. She does it often in her role as a long jumper and triple jumper for Webb School. She also will be going to Florida State to play beach volleyball after...
A day trip to Rogersville and back A Day Away By Mike Steely “I always read your interesting stories about your visits to these towns but unfortunately, have not saved them. Now, before it is too late, my wife and I want to visit these towns while we still can!” Those...
Knox Co. Finance to report on potential loss of federal funds By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The last item on the proposed agenda for the Knox County Commission meeting today is a discussion on federal grants suggested by 4th District Commissioner...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftists Support Criminals Instead Of Victims The Leftists pick some mighty strange characters as their heroes today. Literally picturing Luigi Mangione as a saint, fawning over him, and some empty-headed little...
Biggs kicks off re-election campaign By Ken Lay When Justin Biggs announced his intention to seek re-election, he did so in style. Biggs, Knox County’s Trustee, had a gathering for family and friends at Knoxville’s newest sports and entertainment venue, Covenant...
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