By Steve Williams Jeff Phillips called Austin-East’s win at Fulton in 2016 “a signature win for our program.” The 20-13 victory over their city rival sparked the Roadrunners to a 12-2 season and a run to the Class 2A state semifinals. “Fulton was beating us...
The Knoxville Focus for August 28, 2017
Faith, family and community converge to celebrate a miracle By Richie Beeler Johnny Sawyer Dyer just wanted to go home. But even the imagination of a seven-year-old could not have envisioned what was waiting for him when he got there. Last Tuesday night when Sawyer...
County Commission Should Rebid Ambulance Contract
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Commission will be considering voting on an issue today that is of vital importance to every resident of our community. The commissioners are being asked to renew the contract for ambulance service held by AMR, formerly Rural/Metro. ...
AMR-Rural/Metro service questions continue
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The early renewal proposal for ambulance service in Knox County saw lots of discussion and questions during the Knox County Commission’s work session last week and the issue may come to a head today during the regular meeting. The...
The Last Vestige of the Crump Machine: Clifford Davis, Part II
By Ray Hill Congressman Clifford Davis of Memphis had served in the House of Representatives since 1940 and in 1959 was the chairman of the House Public Works Committee. A relatively obscure committee to most folks, it became of prime importance to Tennessee. Davis...
Early surge propels Lady Spartans past South-Doyle in soccer
By Ken Lay An early scoring barrage spelled victory for the Webb School of Knoxville girls soccer team in its home opener Tuesday night. The Lady Spartans got off to a fast start and tallied four times over the first 40 minutes en route to a 5-0 victory over...
City’s ‘middle school’ softball league is good for prep programs
By Steve Williams Caswell Park has been the launching pad for some good high school softball teams. That’s where the “middle school” varsity division of the Knoxville Parks and Recreation’s girls 14-under fast-pitch league is played and going strong. Some of its past...
The Knoxville Focus for August 21, 2017
City celebrates Cumberland renovation completion By Ken Lay The City of Knoxville had plenty to celebrate Thursday afternoon as area elected officials gathered to mark the end of a project that took over two years to complete. The city had a ribbon-cutting on a...
The Last Vestige of the Crump Machine: Clifford Davis
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, long the political boss of Memphis and Shelby County, began to seriously fade in the summer of 1954. Increasingly weakened by heart disease, the Memphis Boss had been active in politics almost to the end. When former governor Prentice...
McMahan ‘tunes up’ for Carter football season
By Steve Williams Will McMahan stands out at Carter High football games, particularly at halftime. He’s the guy playing a saxophone and marching in the school band in his football uniform, a rare sight indeed. Before and after the 20-minute intermission, McMahan, a...
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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...