By Ray Hill Theodore Gilmore Bilbo had twice been governor of Mississippi and was engaged in a serious controversy when he proposed to fire one hundred and seventy nine professors and faculty members from the state university system. Bilbo’s plan to move the...
By Mark Nagi You couldn’t script it if you tried… A girl from a small town in the middle of Tennessee wins more games than any basketball coach in history… But Pat Summitt was so much more than that. Pat was, simply put, one of the most important people in the history...
By Steve Williams Softball standout Samantha Trentham enjoyed a victory of a different kind last week as she went to Mexico on a mission trip. “We have been loving on and witnessing to the children down here and being ‘Jesus with skin on,’ which has kind of become our...
By Steve Williams Tyler Thackerson already has turned a page on the new chapter in his life. The record-setting Clinton High quarterback has begun preparation for his first year at Carson-Newman University. “Since I reported to Carson-Newman in early June, my main...
By Steve Williams The court was home away from home for most of the school year for Kelley Wandell. From late July with the first practice session in volleyball to late February and the end of basketball season, that’s where Wandell spent most of her afternoons or...
Fountain City bridge replacement brings improved facade, pedestrian options A new 58-foot-long bridge, adjacent to First Baptist Church and Fountain City United Methodist Church, was officially opened last Wednesday. The bridge feeds traffic to Gresham Middle School...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Want to do something different that the kids might love too? How about going to the First Annual Firecracker 250 on Saturday, July 2 at the Smokey Mountain RC Raceway? RC (or Radio Controlled) race cars aren’t like our childhood...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com What insurance agent in Knoxville is “bigger than life,” known just about anywhere he goes and is active in various causes in our area? The answer is Glenn Jacobs, owner of Jacobs Insurance Associates, LLC. Jacobs might be better...
By Ray Hill The art of politics has changed dramatically over the years. The age of truly gifted speakers who could move the emotions of audiences, bringing them alternately to laughter or tears is long gone. Courthouse rallies and barbecues are already becoming...
By Steve Williams There will be a lot of sunshine in Frances Harrison’s future. Webb School’s female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2015-16 signed scholarship papers last November to play beach volleyball at the University of South Carolina. In Harrison the Gamecocks...
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
By Steve Williams Karns is...
Click here to view this...
More than 20 volunteers...
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
Rosie Moore celebrated her...