By Steve Hunley 36% is Nothing to Brag About Recently, the Knoxville edition of USA Today blared the headline 36% of students in Tennessee were reading at grade level as if it were something to be proud of. That is according to statistics pre-pandemic. The headline...
Bonifacio to tackle new sport at UT By Steve Williams It’s amazing how far tumbling will take a person. Just ask Webb graduate Tia Taylor, the school’s female Student-Athlete of the Year. “This sport is so amazing,” said Tia. “It has taught me many life lessons and...
By Ray Hill Even today people remember the “Battle of Athens.” At the time it occurred in 1946, it was also known as the “Battle of the Ballots.” The closest thing the election battle resembled was a Latin American revolution. While tensions had been simmering for...
By Steve Williams Marcus Stanton, Austin-East High’s boys basketball head coach since 2013-14, resigned at the end of the school year. “My daughter is going off to college and we’re going to try and see her as often as we can,” said Stanton Friday. “That’s not...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Last week I met Paul Noel, the new Knoxville Police Chief, at a meet and greet held in South Knoxville. As CommonPlace filled with other well-wishers, Noel agreed to complete the interview via email and turned in the...
Glenn Jacobs hosts eat-and-greet at Powell’s Wild Boar Tavern By Ken Lay As the 2022 general election nears, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs took some time late last week to meet constituents in an informal setting. Jacobs, who is seeking re-election in August, met...
By Steve Hunley Tax and Spend? Indya Kincannon and a majority of the Knoxville City Council just finished implementing the biggest tax increase in years. Then last week, they spent $450,000 to blast Turn Up Knox into orbit. It is a violence intervention...
By Ken Lay The weather was a bit toasty but spirits weren’t dampened Friday night as Game On Against Cancer celebrated its 10th anniversary at The Wakefield Corporation Friday night. The event, an...
By Ray Hill With E. H. Crump saying little or nothing about whether or not he would support the state or national Democratic tickets in Shelby County, the general election campaign in Tennessee continued to be hard-fought. John G. Townsend was a former United States...
CAK’s Patterson is female honoree By Steve Williams The pieces are falling into place for Grant Sterchi. Christian Academy of Knoxville’s male Student-Athlete of the Year will be attending the United States Naval Academy this fall in Annapolis, Md., and now it appears...
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