County unveils monument to honor Tucker Blakely By Ken Lay The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Powell Community honored one of their own early last week. The county unveiled a stone memorial monument to honor fallen sheriff’s deputy Tucker Blakely on Tuesday...
John G. Townsend of Delaware By Ray Hill While serving as Delaware’s governor, John Gillis Townsend Jr. was a reformer; while he served in the United States Senate, he was a stalwart conservative. A highly successful business entrepreneur, John G. Townsend was a...
GCA gets big region win at CAK By David Klein In a Division II-AA East rivalry game, the Grace Christian Academy (GCA) Rams moved into second place in the region with a 35-14 win at the Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) Warriors. The Rams used an effective running...
Central pulls out 38-35 win in Black Oak Ridge rivalry By Steve Williams High school football games don’t get much better than the one Central and Halls had Thursday night. The lead changed hands eight times before the Bobcats headed back over Black Oak Ridge with a...
Could Affordable Housing Fund benefit from proposed sales tax increase? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If the sales tax increase referendum passes in the November election, the city is considering designating about $10 million of the additional...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley In The City: Here A Tax, There A Tax, Everywhere A Tax Residents of the City of Knoxville need to make a point to vote in the coming election. Not only are five seats on the city council up for election but perhaps the most...
‘Comeback boys’ lift HVA to state crown By Steve Williams Comebacks had a lot to do with Hardin Valley Academy’s first TSSAA state golf championship last week. Eli Glenn, who had to sit out in the region tournament due to a stomach virus, made it back in plenty of...
Songwriters to perform Oct. 14 at library’s Fountain City Music Festival The annual “Fountain City Music Festival,” a free concert featuring members of the Knoxville Songwriters Association, will begin at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Fountain City Library, 5300...
Visit Loudon during October for history and ghosts A Day Away By Mike Steely Loudon County’s seat, appropriately named Loudon, is an interesting place to visit, especially during October. Around town are several historic and unique buildings, places and people. Bo...
Proposed Women’s Suffrage Museum needs your support By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Suffrage Coalition came to visit the Knoxville City Council meeting Tuesday even though it was not on the agenda. The members brought gifts to the council...
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