By Mike Steely Townsend promotes itself as the “Peaceful Side of the Smokies” and compared to Gatlin-burg, Pigeon Forge or Sevierville it truly is. There’s fewer attractions but, thank goodness, lighter traffic. My wife and I took a Sunday drive recently to revisit...
Jamboree gives preview of 2022
By Ken Lay The 2022 high school football season unofficially kicked off late last week as several area teams were in action in a pair of area jamborees Thursday and Friday. Three local squads were in action Thursday night at the 5Star Preps Jamboree in Jefferson City...
The Knoxville Focus for August 8, 2022
Republicans Victorious Republicans celebrate Aug. 4 election results at Crowne Plaza downtown By Bill Howard If you’re a Knox County Republican, the place to be last Thursday night was the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Knoxville. A wide range of Republican candidates...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley City mayor raises taxes, cuts services After having given police officers a well-deserved raise and asking the city council to inflict the largest property tax increase in Knoxville’s history, the first thing Mayor Indya Kincannon has done is...
Vietnam Monument unveiled at World’s Fair Park
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Back in January the Knoxville City Council met and voted to expand the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial display in World’s Fair Park. Last Tuesday morning the Vietnam Veterans of America unveiled a marble monument...
The Fall of Congressman Clifford Davis
By Ray Hill Congressman Clifford Davis was the last vestige of the old Crump machine still holding federal office in 1963. Davis had been in Congress since 1940 when he had won a special election to succeed Walter Chandler who had become mayor of Memphis. Davis was...
Board chair recognizes departing members at BOE meeting
By Ken Lay The Knox County Board of Education’s regular session meeting lasted less than an hour late Wednesday afternoon at the Summer Place as all items on the agenda passed with little or no discussion. Following the 55-minute meeting, board members and those in...
Mullins is Hardin Valley’s new athletic director
By Steve Williams Mike Mullins’ retirement was a short one. The personable and hard-working Mullins is back at it as Hardin Valley Academy’s new athletic director. He had been the AD at Oak Ridge High School for 15 years until announcing his retirement on Dec. 3....
The Knoxville Focus for August 1, 2022
Mayor Jacobs hosts Get Out The Vote BBQ By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com With early voting winding down, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs hosted voters to a Get Out The Vote BBQ Friday evening held at The Barn in Powell with live music by Grassically Trained, and...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Double Standards? During the May Republican primary, Erik Wiatr was running the campaign of Steve Weiner against Commissioner Larsen Jay. Weiner, who has all the personality of a dead pet rock, castigated Jay in mailers for having voted in the...
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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...