Halls girls and Central boys are looking to advance By Steve Williams The Halls girls and Central boys will be playing in season-ending elimination games Tuesday night in the District 3-4A basketball tournament at Central High. Games pitting the No. 4 versus No. 5...
Catching Up With Alan Williams By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You may know that retired WVLT News Anchor Alan Williams and his wife were on a pilgrimage to Israel and were there during the Hamas rocket attack. He and the members of the Knoxville...
Jackie Raley named East Tennessee Chief Deputy Assessor of the Year for 2023 Jackie Raley, Knox County Chief Deputy Assessor of Property, was awarded the East Tennessee Chief Deputy Assessor of the Year Award for 2023 before the Tennessee Association of Assessing...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Piper Seeks Appointment Cortney Piper began lobbying for an appointment to the Knox County Board of Education just as soon as the news broke that incumbent Mike McMillan had died. Piper sent an email to 8th District County...
J.D. Lambert named Fountain City Man of the Year By Ken Lay For years, J.D. Lambert was a constant presence at Central High School. The longtime teacher, girls and boys basketball coach, assistant principal and athletic director had his accomplishments recognized...
Machine Man: Barratt O’Hara of Illinois By Ray Hill There have been numerous political machines throughout the country; some infamous still to this day. Most of those political machines were to be found in big cities. Tennessee had two active political machines, both...
Rounding Up the Community: Barry Neal running for District 9 County Commission By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Barry Neal, a native of South Knoxville, is running for Knox County Commission in the 9th District. On Monday night, he hosted a Meet and Greet at...
Angie Goethert Running for District 3 School Board Seat By Ken Leinart Angie Goethert is one of three candidates on the March 5 primary ballot for the District 3 seat on the Knox County Board of Education. Incumbent Daniel Watson is not running for re-election. “Every...
The Life and Legacy of Mike McMillan By Ray Hill The late Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill once said, “All politics is local.” Truer words have never been spoken. Local government officials are frequently maligned, unappreciated, and sometimes subjected to downright rude...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley My Friend Mike McMillan Passes Away Mike McMillan departed this world last week and I have say he was the best school board member our community ever had. I say that having been a school board member myself. Mike was a modest...
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