By Ray Hill Kentucky was not quite so solidly a Democratic state as many of its sister border and southern states; Republicans could periodically win statewide elections, but Democrats held a strong advantage in most state, local and federal elections in the Bluegrass...
Wright’s 900th win along the way is a good by-product By Steve Williams Jody Wright is the state’s winningest active high school boys basketball coach, but he says that’s only a “by-product” of his position at Fulton. “That’s never been the goal.” Wright notched win...
By Ken Lay Halls High School’s boys wrestling team found itself in familiar territory Thursday night. The road, to get to the District 3-AA Duals Championship, however, was a bit more difficult. But the Red Devils ended the evening as the district champions as they...
Chief Noel explains effort to stop internet crimes against children By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com According to Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel, the number of tips about Internet Crimes Against Children doubled in our state last year. Noel told...
By Steve Hunley Thank You, President Trump The military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, the dictator of Venezuela, was both bold and brilliantly executed. Maduro sat atop a criminal government that had been almost certainly voted out of office and was only able...
By Pete Gawda At their meeting on Thursday evening, January 8, the Knox County Board of Education gave Superintendent Jon Rysewyk a good grade on his annual evaluation. They gave the superintendent a median score of 4.2 based on the individual evaluations of each...
By Ray Hill For decades, Tennessee was either a largely or solidly Democratic state, especially in statewide elections. Democrats also dominated the congressional seats from Tennessee save for the First and Second Congressional Districts. Tennessee had only once...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl, which pits teams from 44 high schools across our region, begins its 42th season on East Tennessee PBS TV today. The 5:30 p.m. program is hosted and written by Frank Murphy and features...
By Steve Williams The 1-2 punch of Hunter Bennett and Foster Coleman led Christian Academy of Knoxville to a 54-50 victory last week at improved Concord Christian School in a Division II District 1-A matchup. It took almost four minutes though before the first point...
Gibbs High artists collaborate on TDOT ‘Paint the Plow’ project By Pete Gawda “It will be used like every other snowplow, but it will be prettier,” said Drew Rutherford of the Tennessee Department of Transportation. He was referring to the colorful snowplow blade that...
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