By Ken Lay As the weather warms in East Tennessee, athletes usually head outside to compete in baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, track and field and flag football. High school gyms have largely been empty except when inclement weather forces teams to work out...

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Development was expected following the four-lane expansion of Schaad Road from Oak Ridge Highway to Middlebrook Pike. What some residents there didn’t expect was a new Walmart complex about midway along the route. At...

  By Steve Williams Fulton looks like it’s on the path to Murfreesboro again, but this time to a real TSSAA state tournament in girls flag football. Last year’s state play wasn’t fully sanctioned and was more of a warm-up for the new sport. Regular season...

  By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Fire and Technical Rescue Committee discussed creating a long-term plan and elected officers last Wednesday. Brad Anders, executive director of the Knox County Emergency Communications District,...

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If you don’t know Steven M. Goodpaster of Powell, you’ll hear about him. The Sevier County native is an emerging Knox County leader and is nicknamed  “The General.” The Knoxville Focus caught up with the Knox County...

By Steve Williams Seventeen area high school seniors, who excelled in academics and varsity sports in 2025-26, received the annual Johnny Mauer Award Friday at the Bearden Banquet Hall. The longtime award is named in honor of the late Mauer (Sept. 4, 1901– Dec. 20,...

By Ken Lay A District 4-3A soccer match couldn’t be decided in 80 minutes of regulation play and 20 more minutes of golden-goal overtime Thursday night. So, when the final whistle sounded, ending a 0-0 draw at Farragut Soccer Stadium between West High and the host...