Mains and Lady Irish wrap up second state title By Steve Williams The Sydney Mains Era is over at Knoxville Catholic. She didn’t go out in a blaze of glory, but back-to-back Division II-AA state championships will provide a lot of good memories in the years to come....
Senator Blackburn to speak at Knox GOP Lincoln Day Dinner By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com William “Buddy” Burkhardt, the chairman of the Knox County Republican Party, has announced the annual Lincoln Day Dinner is scheduled for Friday, March 8 at Rothchild’s...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Law Director’s Race: Experience vs. Inexperience What does a candidate say when he has no record of success of any kind? For one thing, he doesn’t discuss any real issue, especially when he doesn’t grasp the duties of the office...
ALL-KNOX COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Mains is Player of the Year despite injuries Hernandez tabbed Coach of the Year By Steve Williams Sydney Mains has had multiple injuries in her high school basketball career at Knoxville Catholic but still managed to become one of...
Maine’s ‘Mr. Democrat’ Louis Jefferson Brann By Ray Hill Years ago, Maine was one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation. While Democrats there weren’t quite as rare as Republicans were in the South at the time, they were used to losing elections. Even...
TDOE Designates 24 Reward Schools in Knox County By Ken Leinart Knox County Schools (KCS) announced 24 schools have earned “Reward School” status for the 2022-2023 school year. The announcement was made Thursday, Feb. 22, at Ritta Elementary School, which hosted the...
February Knoxville Flea Market a huge success By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Flea Market’s recent move to the Chilhowee Park’s Jacob Building was hugely successful. The 250 vendor booths drew people from around the region and the...
Buuck makes appearance at Halls Republican Club By Ken Lay Knox County Law Director David Buuck spoke at the Halls Republican Club Tuesday night at the Halls Boys & Girls Club and, upon his arrival, he cleared up some misunderstanding about his job. “The law...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Election Complaint Filed Against West Knox Republican Club A complaint has been filed with the Registry of Election Finance against the West Knox Republican Club. William Lyle Oelrich III has filed the complaint, pointing out the...
Halls Middle was 'last girls team standing' in Knox County By Steve Williams Halls Middle School’s girls basketball team had to overcome a “scare” at its school the morning of Jan. 25 before playing West Valley that night in the championship game of the Knox County...
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