New skipper impresses West as a program builder By Steve Williams Leaving Clinton High School after building its baseball program for five years was bittersweet for Rob Stacy. But he couldn’t resist the opportunity to coach against some of the best teams in the state....
Council scrambling to get voting changes on ballot By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening with a lengthy agenda that includes three different ways to change the way future councils are elected. The rush to...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Liberals: Believe Us Or Your Lyin’ Eyes When people ask me about “the good old days” and what do I miss the most, I always say people being able to think for themselves and make up their own minds. There are more and more reports...
Spangler: Cancer ‘is almost non-existent’ By Ken Lay On a night when Republicans celebrated victories and turned their attention to the general election in November, some of the loudest cheers came for someone who wasn’t a candidate. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler...
John E. Rankin of Mississippi By Ray Hill It is a very rare thing when a human being has absolutely no redeeming feature. There have been instances where someone, usually a psychopath, doesn’t seem to have one good quality. The People’s House - - - the U.S. House of...
S.O.U.L.S. choir performs debut concert in Lonsdale By Ken Lay Members of the Sounds of Unity Lifting Spirits youth choir made their debut Wednesday morning at a local church. The S.O.U.LS. choir performed with the Center for English choir at the fellowship hall at...
Sportsmanship and championship were Capps’ way By Steve Williams Mike Capps will be the recipient of the Buck Vaughn Legacy Award at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame event on Aug. 22. Vaughn, who passed away in 2018, was founder of the Knoxville Sports Hall...
Early voting turnout lower than usual By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “Turnout is down about 5% from two years ago and around 20 to 25% from four years ago,” Knox County Election Administrator Chris Davis told the Focus Friday. Saturday was the last...
Liberal Elites And The Media Are The Real Threat To Democracy By Steve Hunley It’s already begun. Much of the national media is busy rewriting history and telling us Kamala Harris was never the “border czar,” a name which they gave her themselves. Now they are busy...
Emerald Academy opens doors on 10th year with celebration Starting the school year off on the right foot By Ken Leinart High fives, poms poms, and “welcome back” signs – enough good stuff to make even the most school-dreading kid alive break out a smile. Emerald...
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