By Ken Lay If you’re an early bird in need of a place to worship on Sunday morning, a small church gathers for a service at 8 a.m. at Shoney’s, located at 4032 N. Broadway. The congregation meets in the private banquet room. “We meet at 8 a.m., we worship, we...
By Ray Hill Most of history is unknown, and it is always fun for me to dust off certain tales and people and share those stories. Largely forgotten today, James Graves Scrugham lived an interesting and productive life. At various times, he was an engineer, a...
By Steve Williams Justin Nordin has a lot going on when it comes to basketball these days. Right now, the Bearden High School senior and his teammates are focused on getting to the TSSAA state tournament. This coming summer, Justin will join the Naval Academy....
By Steve Williams Webb School’s girls won their see-saw battle in the TSSAA Division II-AA state championship game Saturday afternoon at the F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville. It resulted in Back2Back state champions, too, as the Lady Spartans edged Lipscomb...
Charlie Susano hosts campaign appreciation event By Ken Lay Charlie Susano may be running unopposed as he prepares for a third term as Knox County Circuit Court Clerk, but that doesn’t mean that he’s becoming complacent. He could be sitting back idly and waiting...
By Steve Hunley For a person of my generation, it is particularly upsetting to witness so many people living in this country who hate America and everything about our country. The history of every country in the world is flawed with instances of injustice,...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com More than two dozen speakers gave their views on religion being expounded in a public meeting during the Wednesday meeting of the Knox County Commission. District 9 Commissioner Andy Fox took the podium and talked for...
By Ray Hill Readers are likely not familiar with Edouard V. Izac, who led a life filled with adventure and heroism, service and sacrifice, danger and deprivation. When he died, Izac was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the First World War. A graduate...
By Ken Lay After a failed bid for city council and for the District 4 seat on the Knox County Commission, Garrett Holt is making a third attempt at public service. Holt is back. This year, he is making another run at Knox County Commission, running for At-Large...
By Steve Williams Neighboring counties may envy the talent that Knox County has this season. Webb’s Green and White Lady Spartans may very well pick up where they left off last year when they hoisted the Gold Ball in Division II-AA. Much of their talent returns,...
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