104th Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Valley Fair has officially kicked off its 104th season and “Pointe of Ewe’ will run through Sunday, September 15. First Bank sponsored the ceremonies beneath the...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Citizens Should Be Represented By Districts City Councilwoman Amelia Parker is having a community meeting on September 14, 2024, at the Clinton Chapel AME Zion in Mechanicsville at 546 College Street in Knoxville. Parker will...
Commission chooses Oster as chair By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com District 3 Commissioner Gina Oster, who has served as vice chair of the Knox County Commission, was selected to be the new commission chair on Tuesday during the special called...
James P. Pope of Idaho & Tennessee By Ray Hill I doubt very much if any readers recall James Pinckney Pope, but there was a time when his name was quite well known here. Indeed, for 24 years of his life, Jim Pope lived in Knoxville with his wife, Pauline; Jim Pope...
South-Doyle and Headrick notch first win By Steve Williams Austin-East and South-Doyle went into Week 3 looking not only for a win, but points. It took almost the entire first half, but the Cherokees hit the jackpot in the final two minutes and went on to defeat the...
West beats Farragut, 38-3 By Mark Nagi The West Rebels have had the upper hand in their rivalry with the Farragut Admirals in recent years, and last Friday’s matchup was no different. Make it six straight wins for the Rebels, following a convincing 38-3 victory at...
Halls’ Road to Fame sparkles even more with Class of 2024 By Steve Williams Halls High School athletics’ Class of 2024 Road to Fame includes four outstanding inductees: A high school baseball All-American in Jeff Lockwood, the first recipient of the TSSAA Mr. Football...
Publisher’s Positions Burchett Responds To Ashe By Steve Hunley Last week, Congressman Tim Burchett dropped the equivalent of a political atomic bomb on Victor Ashe. The former mayor writes a column for the Shopper, which appears online in the Knoxville...
New stadium named Covenant Health Park By Ken Lay Knoxville’s new all-purpose sports stadium remains under construction in the Old City. It won’t open until April 2025, but it already has a name. The new stadium, which will be home to the Knoxville Smokies and the One...
Frank A. Barrett of Wyoming By Ray Hill There was a time when Wyoming was not such a rock-ribbed Republican state. Like much of the rest of the country, with the advent of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, Wyoming elected its share of Democrats to statewide...
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