Lady Roadrunners laying foundation for volleyball success By Ken Lay Despite watching her team go through some growing pains, Austin-East High School volleyball coach Lori Haskell remains upbeat and certain that she will have a competitive program soon. “We’re playing...
Karns fails to find momentum against Fulton By Ken Leinart It was an odd game. At least for the Karns High School Beavers, but it was not so odd for the Fulton High School Falcons after the Broadway Bruisers came out with a 28-8 non-region road win. Playing at Hardin...
Major real estate developments heard at city council By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A motion to add $4.2 million to fund the Western Heights Phase III improvements passed easily during Tuesday’s meeting of the Knoxville City Council where real...
DEI or DIE? By Steve Hunley Nobody gets the Knoxville News-Sentinel’s knickers in a twist like Congressman Tim Burchett. Just about anything that comes out of Burchett’s mouth has to be reimagined by the News-Sentinel through the filter of Allie Feinberg who is less...
Clutch shots at Starkville sparked Justus’ UT career Memorial ceremony for FHS grad Sept. 30 By Steve Williams Billy Justus will long be remembered as a captain and leader in the University of Tennessee basketball program during the late 1960s, along with his...
The Gentleman From Mississippi William M. Colmer By Ray Hill William Meyers Colmer is one of the longest-serving members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress. Colmer was elected to the House at a time when Southern states were ruled by one party and...
Pete Stafford: A coach’s coach and a great man By Steve Williams His bio is vast, but the first two things listed are Education and Family. They come before Awards and Elected Positions. Even his Personal Athletic Accomplishments are listed at the bottom. That should...
Bearden rolls region win over Hardin Valley By David Klein The Bearden Bulldogs got off to a fast start Friday night and never looked back against the visiting Hardin Valley Hawks. Time and time again, Bearden’s wide receivers and running backs got whatever they...
Trustee announces increased tax freeze eligibility for seniors Sign-up events scheduled for October Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs is excited to announce increased tax freeze eligibility for Knox County’s Senior Community. Trustee Biggs proposed to Knox County...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Council Members Should Be Elected By District Region [ree-juhn] noun Definition: 1. usually regions, the vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area; or something compared to one. a part of the earth’s surface (land or...
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