New French Broad Veterans Memorial Park to open By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com High above the French Broad River and overlooking the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery is a knoll next to a quarry. The 8.5 acres of land were donated in 2018 to Legacy...
The Senator From Washington State Hugh B. Mitchell By Ray Hill Hugh Burnton Mitchell was a scholarly man with an earthy streak who had made his way through life as a sports reporter when he found the Great Depression had left him unable to finish his courses at...
Admirals make the best of stormy conditions By Steve Williams Farragut High’s Blue and Gray football game had more gray in it than blue, weather-wise. But it was an enjoyable event for players and fans of the Admirals until Mother Nature got involved Thursday. Safety...
Bearden, Gibbs and South-Doyle win district crowns By Ken Lay Bearden High School won district boys soccer championship in front of spirited crowd at Turner-Allender Field giving the team a reason to celebrate. But the celebration was tempered because it was only the...
Emerald Youth Foundation hosts annual prayer breakfast By Ken Lay Supporters answered an early wake-up call to attend the Emerald Youth Foundation’s annual prayer breakfast. The inner-city youth ministry hosts the annual fundraising event on the first Friday in May at...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley No One Should Be Above The Law, Including Liberal Judges For the entirety of his four years, Joe Biden insisted there was nothing he could do without Congress to fix the problem at our southern border. Donald Trump’s first 100...
Keegan finds a way to go out a winner again By Steve Williams Keegan Smith came into his final Knoxville Interscholastic Meet last week wanting to top off his career winning streak in the 800-meter run, but lost to Farragut senior Evan Beeler by two-tenths of a...
Rise & Fall of a Congressman John M. Coffee of Washington State By Ray Hill For a decade, John Main Coffee served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reporter Jack Pyle of the Tacoma News Tribune summed up Coffee’s career after a failed comeback attempt in...
Webb’s Langham scores in the sand and relays By Steve Williams Lennox Langham apparently likes playing in the sand. She does it often in her role as a long jumper and triple jumper for Webb School. She also will be going to Florida State to play beach volleyball after...
A day trip to Rogersville and back A Day Away By Mike Steely “I always read your interesting stories about your visits to these towns but unfortunately, have not saved them. Now, before it is too late, my wife and I want to visit these towns while we still can!” Those...
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