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....
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...
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
By Steve Williams Karns is...
Click here to view this...
More than 20 volunteers...
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
Rosie Moore celebrated her...