By Pete Gawda At their meeting on Thursday evening, January 8, the Knox County Board of Education gave Superintendent Jon Rysewyk a good grade on his annual evaluation. They gave the superintendent a median score of 4.2 based on the individual evaluations of each...
By Ray Hill For decades, Tennessee was either a largely or solidly Democratic state, especially in statewide elections. Democrats also dominated the congressional seats from Tennessee save for the First and Second Congressional Districts. Tennessee had only once...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl, which pits teams from 44 high schools across our region, begins its 42th season on East Tennessee PBS TV today. The 5:30 p.m. program is hosted and written by Frank Murphy and features...
By Steve Williams The 1-2 punch of Hunter Bennett and Foster Coleman led Christian Academy of Knoxville to a 54-50 victory last week at improved Concord Christian School in a Division II District 1-A matchup. It took almost four minutes though before the first point...
Gibbs High artists collaborate on TDOT ‘Paint the Plow’ project By Pete Gawda “It will be used like every other snowplow, but it will be prettier,” said Drew Rutherford of the Tennessee Department of Transportation. He was referring to the colorful snowplow blade that...
By Steve Hunley It seems that every socialist leader in this country is, to the core of their souls, a “for thee but not for me” variety of socialist. While it might be a wonderful way of living for the masses, it doesn’t quite suit the leadership who are busy...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A Celebration of Life for the late Knoxville Mayor Randy Tyree will be held on Saturday, January 17, at the Sunsphere. The event will honor the two-term mayor, who is credited with promoting the 1982 Knoxville World’s...
By Ray Hill For the better part of two decades, Monrad C. Wallgren was one of Washington State’s most popular politicians. The people of Washington elected Wallgren to hold the highest offices within their gift, electing him to the U.S. House of Representatives, the...
By Pete Gawda “The structure itself is not impressive,” said Wendy Smith, communications manager for The Town of Farragut, “but it has seen a lot of history.” She was referring to the newly renovated Campbell Station Inn. Located at the intersection of Kingston Pike...
By Steve Williams From Coach Bob Dagley’s team in the mid-1960s that included Tommy Everett, Leslie Spitzer and David Widner to Zach Turner’s high-scoring games the last two or three years, Gibbs has had good basketball teams over the years. But the Eagles in Corryton...
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