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...
Judge Mansfield of Texas By Ray Hill Joseph Jefferson Mansfield was originally christened “Beauregard” but as his father, born in 1807, died fighting for the Confederacy the younger Mansfield’s name was changed to honor his late father. A slight man with a full head...
In search of the Crockett family A Day Away by Mike Steely We are so fortunate to live in an area that has so much state and national history. Within a few miles of Knoxville, you can easily visit several places that have taken part in the history of the Crockett...
Bobcats are impressive in 70-48 win over Halls By Steve Williams Central had a new look when it took the court against Halls in the District 3-4A basketball tournament on Feb. 14. “The last time we played this team they were beating us for the first 29 minutes and we...
Law Director David Buuck Running For Re-Election By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com One of the most important races in the upcoming March 5 Republican primary is that for Knox County Law Director. The law director is responsible for providing legal...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Well Done, Mike McMillan Nobody would have been more pleased than Mike McMillan by the send-off he received from friends. McMillan passed away after a long battle with cancer on January 26. Congressman Tim Burchett spoke at Mike...
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