West beats Powell, 31-5, in rematch By Steve Williams While the regular season finale between Powell and West had been a classic, with the Rebels winning in overtime, the playoff quarterfinal rematch was a knockout. West used big plays on offense and a bruising...
'Coach Mac' steps down after 40 years By Steve Williams A 40-year coaching career doesn’t end easily and without contemplation. Jeff McMillan experienced such feelings last week when he stepped down as the head football coach at Fulton High. “At the end of every...
Slight drizzle does not dampen Knoxville’s 98th Veterans Day Parade By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The annual Veterans Day Parade, organized by the American Legion Post 2 and the city of Knoxville, filed down Gay Street downtown Friday morning. A...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Hunter Is Not A Victim Poor Hunter Biden! The First Son is trying to write his way out of his predicament yet seems to have accomplished nothing except to dig the hole deeper. Hunter is the author of an op-ed for the USA network...
Webb’s Wagner and Johnson honored as BSA Eagle Scouts By Steve Williams Webb School senior quarterback Jack Wagner completed four passes to sophomore wide receiver Baxter Johnson in the second half of the Spartans’ first round playoff win over Evangelical Christian...
John E. Miles of New Mexico By Ray Hill For 60 years, John E. Miles was a fixture of New Mexico’s political scene. Miles held numerous elected and appointed positions throughout his life and lived long enough to become a senior statesman of New Mexico’s Democratic...
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....
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