Sportsmanship and championship were Capps’ way By Steve Williams Mike Capps will be the recipient of the Buck Vaughn Legacy Award at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame event on Aug. 22. Vaughn, who passed away in 2018, was founder of the Knoxville Sports Hall...
Early voting turnout lower than usual By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “Turnout is down about 5% from two years ago and around 20 to 25% from four years ago,” Knox County Election Administrator Chris Davis told the Focus Friday. Saturday was the last...
Liberal Elites And The Media Are The Real Threat To Democracy By Steve Hunley It’s already begun. Much of the national media is busy rewriting history and telling us Kamala Harris was never the “border czar,” a name which they gave her themselves. Now they are busy...
Emerald Academy opens doors on 10th year with celebration Starting the school year off on the right foot By Ken Leinart High fives, poms poms, and “welcome back” signs – enough good stuff to make even the most school-dreading kid alive break out a smile. Emerald...
The Irrepressible Perennial Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia Faithful readers of this column will note I have covered some of the same subjects again, at least in terms of personages. I am attempting to give readers a better feel for what the person was like, his or...
Turner still takes part in the drills with the kids By Steve Williams Elston Turner said there were no basketball camps when he was young and remembers Clifford Ross taking him to a camp at the University of Louisville in Kentucky when he was a youngster. Back in the...
Stevens returns to A-E, expects ‘iron man football’ By Ken Leinart Great swathes of forests have been cut, milled and pulped to provide enough paper for football scribes and pundits to write about Austin-East head football coach Stanton Stevens and his many...
Council working on updating city election rules By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council may soon begin voting on changing future city elections to comply with a new state law. Until now, voters chose their district candidates in a...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Becky Duncan Massey Is Best Choice For State Senate The Inside Tennessee show over at WBIR had state Senator Becky Duncan Massey and her challenger, Monica Irvine, on last week. The conversation between the two opponents inside...
Wow! Helton makes himself at home By Steve Williams Fountain City Ball Park, Lindsey Nelson Stadium and Coors Field. They were homes away from home for Todd Helton in his baseball career. Sunday he was welcomed into a new home at 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York....
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