By Ray Hill Watkins Overton had been the longest-serving mayor of Memphis when he had been called back to office in 1949. Overton was easily reelected to a four-year term in 1951. Once again, Overton was thwarted by the personal pique of Edward Hull Crump. A...
Winners honored in festive Neighborhood Awards Dinner By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The recent 2023 Neighborhood Awards Dinner was a festive and well attended celebration of community leaders. Presented by the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment,...
Fulton wins ‘ugly’ to claim state berth By Steve Williams Fulton took surviving and advancing to an extreme in last week’s Class 3A sectional round. The Falcons had what seemed to be a comfortable 17-point lead late in the third quarter but had to battle in the final...
Three Rivers Republican Club elects new officers By Ken Lay Knox County’s Republican Party has a new chairman. But he is a familiar face. Buddy Burkhardt was named chairman recently and he’s promising to return the party to the grassroots. “My vacation is over and I’m...
By Steve Hunley Last week, I received three emails all pointing to the problem created by the homeless inside the City of Knoxville. All of the writers were, to the best of my knowledge, residents of Knoxville and one asked the question, “When is enough, enough?”...
Webb’s Walls: a scorer, defender and leader By Steve Williams Versatile may be the best word to describe Lukas Walls as a basketball player. The 6-4 Webb School shooting guard is The Knoxville Focus / Coaches’ Knox County boys’ Player of the Year. Walls received the...
By Ray Hill It is truly rare for a politician to be a fixture of the politics of his or her community, state or nation. It does happen, but those political figures whose influence and or service span generations are rare. Ken Hechler was one of those scarce...
Seymour’s third quarter shutout leads to region title By Steve Williams The Halls vs. Seymour Region 2-3A girls title game was rocking along nip and tuck like most fans expected last week. Then the third quarter happened. Halls was shut out and the host Lady Eagles...
Karns hangs on in wild OT win over Oak Ridge in Region 2-4A semi, 78-72 By Bill Howard It was a game that seemed to have as many lead and momentum changes as points scored. In the end, Karns High School’s boys’ basketball team held on for a wild, 78-72 overtime...
Jacquie Litton Brokers Sale of Midway IGA New Owners Receive Warm Welcome from Community By Ralphine Major It looked the same. It even felt the same when I walked inside even though I knew behind the scenes, something had changed. I was at the Midway IGA grocery...
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