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...
Knox Co. Finance to report on potential loss of federal funds By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The last item on the proposed agenda for the Knox County Commission meeting today is a discussion on federal grants suggested by 4th District Commissioner...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftists Support Criminals Instead Of Victims The Leftists pick some mighty strange characters as their heroes today. Literally picturing Luigi Mangione as a saint, fawning over him, and some empty-headed little...
Biggs kicks off re-election campaign By Ken Lay When Justin Biggs announced his intention to seek re-election, he did so in style. Biggs, Knox County’s Trustee, had a gathering for family and friends at Knoxville’s newest sports and entertainment venue, Covenant...
The Gentleman From Washington State Russell V. Mack By Ray Hill By trade, Russell Vernon Mack was a newspaperman, owning and publishing the Hoquiam Daily Washingtonian before getting elected to Congress. Educated at Stanford University and the University of...
Ice Bears’ hope to win ‘Cup’ melts Knoxville goalie stands out in defeat By Steve Williams On back to back nights last week, the Knoxville Ice Bears were one goal away from reaching the championship game in the Southern Professional Hockey League. But overtime...
Things looking up for the Lady Rebels on the softball diamond By Ken Lay For years, West High School’s softball team has struggled on the diamond. The Lady Rebels have had seasons when they struggled to even field a team as interest in the program waned. They had some...
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