J.D. Lambert named Fountain City Man of the Year By Ken Lay For years, J.D. Lambert was a constant presence at Central High School. The longtime teacher, girls and boys basketball coach, assistant principal and athletic director had his accomplishments recognized...
Machine Man: Barratt O’Hara of Illinois By Ray Hill There have been numerous political machines throughout the country; some infamous still to this day. Most of those political machines were to be found in big cities. Tennessee had two active political machines, both...
Rounding Up the Community: Barry Neal running for District 9 County Commission By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Barry Neal, a native of South Knoxville, is running for Knox County Commission in the 9th District. On Monday night, he hosted a Meet and Greet at...
Angie Goethert Running for District 3 School Board Seat By Ken Leinart Angie Goethert is one of three candidates on the March 5 primary ballot for the District 3 seat on the Knox County Board of Education. Incumbent Daniel Watson is not running for re-election. “Every...
The Life and Legacy of Mike McMillan By Ray Hill The late Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill once said, “All politics is local.” Truer words have never been spoken. Local government officials are frequently maligned, unappreciated, and sometimes subjected to downright rude...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley My Friend Mike McMillan Passes Away Mike McMillan departed this world last week and I have say he was the best school board member our community ever had. I say that having been a school board member myself. Mike was a modest...
KCS celebrates 865 Academies expansion By Ken Leinart It’s what happens when good ideas come to fruition. Friday morning, January 26, the last six high schools of the 14 traditional high schools in the Knox County School System unveiled their 865 Academies courses...
Mr. Revercomb of West Virginia By Ray Hill Stephen Jones of Oklahoma was a personal friend and the biographer of Senator Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia. As Mr. Jones wrote, Revercomb, especially in his second term, looked as if he were made to wear the senatorial...
Lady Eagles avenge last year’s title loss to Holston By Ken Lay Gibbs Middle School’s girls basketball team had to wait nearly an entire calendar year to exact a little revenge. The Lady Eagles were finally able to avenge a loss in last year’s Knox County Middle...
Former UT standout debuts as Catholic’s intern head coach By Steve Williams When JaJuan Smith came out of the coaches’ office after the game to talk to a reporter, a smile came across his face. Perhaps it was a result of having just gone through his first game as the...
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