Republican Leader: Wallace White of Maine Wallace Humphrey White Jr. is little remembered today, but at one time he was the leader of Senate Republicans, at least in name. White could easily have come right out of central casting in Hollywood to play the role of a...
Falcons working to be ready for state
Knoxville Catholic girls spray white grape juice to celebrate their back-to-back Division II-AA state championship on March 2 at Tennessee Tech's Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville. Falcons working to be ready for state By Steve Williams Fulton High’s boys basketball...
A long night, but a good ending for A-E
PHOTO BY STEVE WILLIAMS Austin-East Head Coach Denard Bertram (far left) talks to his basketball team after practice Friday at the Clifford H. Ross Gymnasium. Bertram, in his second season at A-E, has guided the Roadrunners to their first state tournament berth since...
The Knoxville Focus for March 4, 2024
Eight new voting places for Tuesday’s primary By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “Lines are going to be long,” warned Election Coordinator Chris Davis last week. Davis noted that there are 10 contested races in Knox County and that all the voting...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Buuck’s Opponent Running On Federal, Not Local, Issues David Buuck’s Republican opponent’s running for Knox County Law Director did motivate him to get a local telephone number and quite probably a local license plate. For quite...
Honoring Bob Booker
Honoring Bob Booker By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The recent death of Knoxville’s Robert J. “Bob” Booker surprised many who thought the community leader would live forever. During his long life, Booker was a Civil Rights leader, a founder and...
The Strong Man of North Carolina: F.M. Simmons
The Strong Man of North Carolina F.M. Simmons By Ray Hill It would surprise me greatly if one reader out of a thousand knew the name of Furnifold McLendel Simmons. Long ago consigned to the pages of history, there was a time when F. M. Simmons was the most potent...
A-E’s Mr. Excitement is Player of the Year
ALL-KNOX COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM A-E’s Mr. Excitement is Player of the Year Webb’s Norris is Coach of the Year By Steve Williams You can be sure that many fans have their eyes on Shane Cherry when he takes the basketball court. The Austin-East High School junior...
Mains and Lady Irish wrap up second state title
Mains and Lady Irish wrap up second state title By Steve Williams The Sydney Mains Era is over at Knoxville Catholic. She didn’t go out in a blaze of glory, but back-to-back Division II-AA state championships will provide a lot of good memories in the years to come....
Senator Blackburn to speak at Knox GOP Lincoln Day Dinner
Senator Blackburn to speak at Knox GOP Lincoln Day Dinner By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com William “Buddy” Burkhardt, the chairman of the Knox County Republican Party, has announced the annual Lincoln Day Dinner is scheduled for Friday, March 8 at Rothchild’s...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...