The Gentleman From Colorado Edward T. Taylor By Ray Hill Edward Thomas Taylor served 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives for Colorado. Taylor didn’t get to Congress until he was 50 years old and stayed there until his death at age 83. By the time...
September 19 designated National POW/MIA Recognition Day By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com On September 19, AARP of Tennessee sponsored the National POW and MIA Recognition Day at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial in World’s Fair Park in Knoxville. It began...
Welcomed Surprises! Bassett and others give their teams ‘a much-needed boost’ By Steve Williams With high school football nearing the midway point of the regular season, head coaches were asked last week if they had players on offense, defense or special teams who had...
Election commission readies for November city election By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Election Commission met Wednesday morning to certify the results of the recent City of Knoxville primary election and set up plans for staffing...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Woke Evil In Charlotte For the better part of the last 20 years, Knoxvillians have heard of the wonders of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mecklenburg County has been held up as a beacon of enlightenment and progress to Knoxville and...
9/11 remembered in Knoxville By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville held its 24th ceremony to remember the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York. The event last Thursday began with patriotic bagpipe music performed by...
Costigan of Colorado Edward P. Costigan By Ray Hill The most widely read news magazine in the world, TIME, aptly noted, “One way to spoil a party of which you disapprove is to leave it, making a disturbance as you go.” That was the description TIME used to report the...
A look inside the Blount Mansion By Pete Gawda In 1925, Knoxville was in danger of losing a historic landmark closely tied to the origin of the state. At that time, there was a movement to tear down William Blount’s 1792 home to build a parking lot for the Andrew...
Seventh class to be inducted Friday prior to football game By Steve Williams This is the seventh year for Halls High School Athletics’ Road to Fame to be honored. Jerry Julian started the recognition in 2019 with the inaugural class including a “dandy dozen.” A...
2025 Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off in Chilhowee Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Although its future at Chilhowee Park is uncertain, the Tennessee Valley Fair opened Friday for its annual opening day business and government luncheon. The fair...
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