Special acts of good character recalled Helton comments on all 11 Carter Hornets By Steve Williams When Dave Moore founded the Careacter Star Athlete program 22 years ago, he started out by recognizing the football players for their character on a weekly basis...
Knox County Comprehensive Land Use Plan postponed By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The long-awaited Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan from the planning commission has been delayed until April’s Knox County Commission Meeting. The...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley What a Difference “All Americans, not only in the States most heavily affected but in every place in this country are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of illegal aliens entering our county.” – Bill Clinton, State of the...
Fulton goes back-to-back … again! By Steve Williams Fulton High has raised its boys basketball program another notch. It had been Knox County’s only school to win back-to-back TSSAA state championships. Now the Falcons have done it twice under Coach Jody Wright....
Senatorial Scion Frederick Hale of Maine By Ray Hill Few individuals come to the United States Senate and fewer still come with the pristine pedigree of Frederick Hale. The son of a long-serving member of the United States Senate, Frederick Hale was the heir to a...
Lady Panthers open season with key district road win over Central By Ken Lay When the Powell High School softball team opened its 2024 season, it wasted little time clicking its offense into gear. On a warm Thursday afternoon, the bats were hot early for the Lady...
Memphis Douglass eliminates A-E, 72-49 By Steve Williams With only one senior in its starting lineup this season, Austin-East will have a good chance to return to the BlueCross Basketball Championships next year. The Roadrunners, however, will need to improve on last...
Republicans celebrate primary victories at Crowne Plaza By Ken Lay The 2024 Knox County Republican Primary had plenty of close races, many of which weren’t decided until late Tuesday night. And when the dust had settled there was plenty of celebration and even some...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley The REAL Threat To Our American Democracy These days we hear constantly about threats to our democracy. It’s time to boil these down and that’s easy to do. The people usually talking about the threats to our democracy are almost...
Longtime Farragut football coach Eddie Courtney announces retirement By Ken Lay One of the area’s top high school coaches is calling it a career. Longtime Farragut High School fixture Eddie Courtney, beloved coach, educator and community leader, announced his...
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