Top Wrench Competition provides opportunities for area students By Ken Lay Area high school auto mechanics students convened in Powell to show their work and compete at the 33rd annual Top Wrench Competition Thursday at Crown College to display their technical skills....
A Senate Tragedy: The Death of Lester Hunt By Ray Hill It is not highly unusual for political contests to bring out the absolute worst in an individual or individuals. Perhaps it is not as omnipresent as much as many cynical members of the public suspect, but...
Something is happening at Melton Hill Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Atop the hill overlooking the waterfront at Knox County’s Melton Hill Park are several pieces of new playground equipment waiting to be installed. It seems sort of lonely to...
Not nearly enough wrong to fire Coach Harper By Steve Williams Did Danny White do his homework on Kellie Harper the coach before firing her? Sure the UT athletic director knew she had played on three national title teams for the legendary Pat Summitt in the 1990s, but...
Growth Policy Plan fails with Farragut vote By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Friday evening and, after hearing from many residents against the Knox County Growth Policy Plan, voted 3-2 not to support the...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley They Doth Protest Too Much One of the best examples of being out-of-touch by a creature of the Washington Beltway is Chuck Todd. Evidently Chuck is operating under the massive delusion there are people in America who consider him...
Longtime shoe cobbler and Honorary Mayor of FC dies Hardy Johnson, 95, served in Army in Korean War By Steve Williams Hardy Otto Johnson, Jr., of Knoxville, one of the oldest and most experienced shoe cobblers in the nation, passed away last Monday (March 25) at the...
Utah Maverick: Senator William H. King By Ray Hill Anyone who reads history is thoroughly acquainted with one indisputable fact: things change. Today the State of Utah is ruby red in its voting habits. That was not always the case. William Henry King served as both...
Community Appreciation event shows TSD is in ‘good hands’ By Steve Williams Tennessee School for the Deaf rolled out the red carpet and showed off its finest at its Spring Community Appreciation Luncheon Program last Monday (March 25). Elijah Echols led the “Welcome.”...
Pat Polis kicks off campaign for Knox County Board of Education By Ken Lay He’s been a military leader, the chief executive officer of a $30 million company and a leader in the ministry. Now, Dr. Pat Polis is answering God’s next call for his life. “My experience in...
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