Corryton veteran honored with PFC Glenn Paul Wood Memorial Mile By Ken Leinart He was an “ole country boy,” a son, a brother, a father and grandfather, a family man, and a good neighbor. He and his wife, Allene, once ran a small grocery store and he would become a...
William B. Umstead of North Carolina Like Cameron Morrison and Clyde R. Hoey before him, William Bradley Umstead served as a congressman, U.S. senator and governor of North Carolina. Although both his time in the United States Senate and as governor were abbreviated,...
Annual Suffrage Banquet set for Thursday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Suffrage Coalition’s Annual Febb Burn Banquet and Fundraiser will be held Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Foundry in the World’s Fair Park. Tickets are on sale for $104 each,...
Seymour dancers ranked nationally By Steve Williams Coach Kristi Ward McCord was working with Seymour High School’s dance team on the football field after the Eagles had finished their morning practice on July 31. Twenty years ago, Kristi was the head majorette and...
School board amends calendar By Ken Leinart The Knox County Schools 2024-2025 calendar was changed during the Thursday night, Aug. 8, Knox County Board of Education meeting. Rather than have two early release days the board chose to install four half days. The early...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Council Members Should Be Elected By District The Knoxville City Council, those lovers of democracy, are trying to undo what the Tennessee General Assembly tried to force them to do: allow district representatives to be...
FBA makes big news on prep golf scene By Steve Williams First Baptist Academy in Powell is one of the smallest high schools in Knox County enrollment-wise, but its boys’ golf team recently won the county’s biggest regular season tournament on the 2024 calendar. FBA...
Song & Dance Man in the Senate George Murphy of California By Ray Hill The most notable actor who transitioned to politics was, of course, Ronald Reagan. Later came Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was elected governor. Before either Reagan or Schwarzenegger were...
Knoxville Track and Field Club, Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon donate $15,000 to community partners The Knoxville Track and Field Club and the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon presented checks totaling $15,000 last week to two community partners following a...
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....
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