By Steve Williams Elston Turner was in town last week for his annual summer youth basketball camp and it was full of energy from Monday through Saturday at the Austin-East High School gymnasium that bears his name – Elston Turner Court. Ages 6-11 had 50 campers and...
By Ray Hill Complaints about indoctrination of students in colleges and universities around the country are nothing new. Years ago, similar complaints were made about foundations providing funding for educational purposes, which also just happened to allow the wealthy...
By Steve Williams De’Sean Bishop has his eyes on making history at the University of Tennessee this coming season. And if he does, all the glory will go to His-story; God’s story. That’s the way it should be, believes De’Sean. There was a big change in Bishop’s life...
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union™ celebrated the groundbreaking of its 25th branch on July 30, 2026, at 7605 Strawberry Plains Pike in Knoxville. The new Strawberry Plains branch will expand access to financial services for members and communities in eastern Knox,...
Early voting up almost 30 percent By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Voting totals are up with 19,900 people casting ballots during the first six days of early voting. As of Thursday, 11,999 people chose the Republican primary and 7,614 chose the...
By Steve Hunley Too few people pay attention to what is going on in their local communities, state or nation. Much has been said about the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates winning congressional races this year. They talk about “workers,” just as the...
By Mike Steely Quilts of Valor were awarded to resident veterans of the Pointe at Lifespring Assisted Living on Saturday. Each quilt was presented by Sandy Brock and Sheila Eason of the Quilts of Valor organization. Lifespring’s Rebecca Mills and Chelsea Irwin...
By Ray Hill The last time New Jersey elected a Republican to the United States Senate was in 1972 when Senator Clifford P. Case was reelected to a fourth term. During the ensuing 53 years, Republicans have tried to elect one of their own to the U.S. Senate without...
‘Major league play’ by Holloway helped make it happen By Steve Williams Joe O’Brien threw the first no-hitter in University of Tennessee baseball history in 1973 according to official UT records, and in addition to that he is the only pitcher from Knox County to toss...
By Pete Gawda About 30 people interested in preserving historic cemeteries gathered at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center on Saturday morning, July 19, for a cemetery workshop sponsored by Knox Heritage. Several people with extensive experience in cemetery...
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