Did you get an evacuation warning on your phone? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Did you get an evacuation warning recently during the Western Avenue dynamite incident? While the warning was supposed to be sent out to people in the immediate area of...
Idaho’s Conservative: Herman Welker By Ray Hill It’s been 66 years since Herman Welker died and very few outside of his native state of Idaho remember his name. Welker served a single term in the United States Senate, but during his time as a member of the world’s...
Smith’s sweep ‘means a lot’ By Steve Williams The cheers for Keegan Smith down the straightaway to the finish line seemed to be louder than ever at Saturday morning’s annual KIL Boys’ Cross Country Meet. The Knoxville Catholic High senior couldn’t have been more...
Eagles go ‘extra mile’ to halt 24-game skid By Steve Williams Seymour High School was on Fall Break last week, but its football team was in Bluff City 100 miles away in the northeast corner of the state to play on a rare Tuesday night. But that’s where the Eagles...
Early voting begins Wednesday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County voters who choose to vote early may do so starting Wednesday, October 16. Early voting ends October 31 and the general election is Tuesday, November 5. Registered voters may...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley FEMA Fails, Has Become Just Another Woke DEI Bureaucracy Can anyone possibly be surprised by the emergence of a video showing FEMA officials discussing moving from its mission of serving the greatest number of people to delivering...
Team effort propels CAK girls to state title By Steve Williams Christian Academy of Knoxville’s TSSAA girls golf championship in Division II-A was a team effort this season. While the scores of Isabella Coughlin and Alexis Fishel earned the state title at the...
Cowboy Entertainer: Glen H. Taylor of Idaho By Ray Hill Someone once described politics as show business for ugly people. Certainly, show business and politics are related and may very well be kissing cousins. Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
Songwriters to perform free concert Tuesday at Fountain City Library Members of the Knoxville Songwriters Association will perform a free concert Oct. 15 at their 12th annual “Fountain City Music Festival.” The concert will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday,...
Halls matriarch celebrates 95th birthday Elmarie Hall Carter celebrated her 95th birthday last week on October 9. She is one of the oldest Thomas Hall Family descendants still living in the Halls Crossroads area. Elmarie was born and raised in the Halls Community...
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