Fulton ends season with two wins and, hopefully, confidence By Steve Williams It was an unusual football season for Fulton High, which has had one of the state’s top programs over the past 30 years. The Falcons lost their first eight games before winning their last...
The Restoration of the Truman White House By Ray Hill The Second World War was being fought to a finish. Within weeks, Adolf Hitler, isolated and delusional in his fortified bunker buried beneath Berlin, heard of Benito Mussolini’s ill end. The former dictator of...
Commission splits on three issues By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Political division spilled over into the regular meeting of the Knox County Commission last week as three issues were debated, and two of the issues were basically nullified by...
Runners had to compete in ‘terrible’ conditions By Steve Williams High school cross country runners had to deal with slick, muddy conditions as they competed for TSSAA state tournament berths last Tuesday at Victor Ashe Park. The rainy days had ended, but puddles of...
Early voting picks up in city election By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday was the halfway mark for early voting for five new Knoxville City Council members and the city sales tax referendum. As of Thursday, 5,112 people have voted with 651 of...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Democrats Responsible For Shutdown And Obamacare Failures Last week, the Knoxville News Sentinel published a story by Allie Feinberg stating there are 55,000 plus people on the SNAP program whose benefits are endangered by the...
Catholic rallies in second half to beat CPA, 28-26 By David Klein The Catholic Irish dug out of a hole in the first half Friday night and stopped a two-point conversion in fourth quarter crunch time to beat the visiting Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) Lions 28-26 in...
The Gentleman From Maryland Senator John Marshall Butler By Ray Hill Today, with the occasional exception, Maryland is a solidly Democratic state, especially on the federal level. The last time a Republican was elected to the United States Senate from Maryland was...
Owens rolls sizzling 825 series on ‘home’ lanes By Steve Williams Alex Owens has pretty much grown up at Fountain Lanes. His papaw, David Spiva Sr., is the reason behind that, as he is the longtime manager at the bowling lanes on Broadway in North Knoxville. The...
Cedar Bluff Elementary celebrates new turf play area By Ken Lay Cool temperatures on Thursday morning couldn’t temper the joy as Cedar Bluff Elementary School cut the ribbon for the new turf added to its playground area and outdoor classroom. Cedar Bluff principal...
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