Bearden advances, beats Jefferson County 23-20 By Mark Nagi The Bearden Bulldogs expected a battle in the second round of the playoffs. After all, the Jefferson County Patriots were 10-1, and won the Region 1-6A title this year. In a very competitive game in...
Eckerman sets all-time state meet record By Steve Williams Webb School’s Colin Eckerman didn’t just win the Division II-AA title at the recent TSSAA Cross Country State Championships; he set a new all-time state meet record of 14:51.54 over the 5,000-meter course at...
The memory of TJ honored through cross country season ‘Star athlete’ at South-Doyle committed suicide By Steve Williams Thomas Polen, an exceptionally bright student and versatile runner in his senior year at South-Doyle High School, shockingly committed suicide on...
Ambulance service AMR faces commission questions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The approval of the contract renewal for American Medical Response as Knox County’s ambulance service may not be certain given the remarks by commissioners Thursday....
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftist Bigotry The Democrats have a Hamas problem inside their own party. The extreme Hamas wing of the Democrat Party thrives even here in Tennessee. State Senator Heidi Campbell, who has run races for Congress against Andy...
Stadium construction moves forward as Jacobs proclaims Tennessee Smokies Day By Ken Lay Construction of Knoxville’s new downtown baseball stadium is proceeding on schedule. The new home for the Tennessee Smokies is scheduled to open in April 2025, in time for the...
K.D. McKellar Goes To Congress, II By Ray Hill The campaigns of Kenneth D. McKellar and his chief opponent for the Democratic nomination in the 1911 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George Washington Gordon had heated up. McKellar...
Knox County wins four state titles; Farragut boys repeat By Steve Williams Knox County had a grand showing in cross country at the TSSAA State Championships in Hendersonville last week. Local harriers brought home awards for two state team champions and one runner-up...
Webb’s wish list is to keep winning and beat the Bucs By Steve Williams At the top of the Webb football team’s wish list has to be a rematch with Boyd Buchanan. Webb lost at BB 14-10 in their first meeting when the two teams squared off with 8-0 records in Week 10. If...
Knox County General Sessions Court Judge Chuck Cerny honored with Leon Ruben Award for Excellence Knox County General Sessions Court Judge Chuck Cerny received the Leon Ruben Award for Excellence at the recent Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference in Memphis....
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