By Ken Lay Spring is here and the Dogwood Arts Festival has returned to Knoxville. The festival, an annual event in East Tennessee for nearly seven decades, officially kicked off Thursday afternoon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Some gusty winds couldn’t temper the...
Versatile Belyea signs with Chattanooga State
By Steve Williams When it comes to softball, Macy Belyea is like a Swiss Army knife. She’s very versatile. The Powell senior signed scholarship papers with Chattanooga State Community College in a ceremony at the PHS auditorium March 25. Belyea transferred to...
A Different Kind of Gambling
By Joe Rector I don’t gamble. The reason has been told before, but in case anyone might have forgotten why, here is the brief story. As a 16-year-old, I worked at the city maintenance department with other teens. We cut weeds, hauled trash, and cleaned areas around...
The Knoxville Focus for March 28, 2022
Pay raise for deputies before commission By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Today’s Knox County Commission agenda includes a possible pay increase for deputies, a reduction in fines for ambulances arriving late to hospitals, and a final closing date...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Candidate Residency Requirements will Change with New Legislation The hot mess that is the race for the 5th Congressional District is only getting messier. As this is written, the Tennessee State Senate and the House of Representatives are poised to...
Gibbs tames Tigers again – this time at UT
By Steve Williams Gibbs High’s baseball program picked up where it left off at the end of the 2021 season as the Eagles notched a 2-1 win over rival Pigeon Forge this year. At the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro last May, Gibbs defeated the Tigers 14-8 for the TSSAA...
The Lawyer’s Lawyer: Attorney General Roy H. Beeler
Tennessee is the only state in the country where the Supreme Court selects the attorney general. In many states, the state attorney general is elected by the voters; some are appointed by the governor and some are elected by legislatures. Tennessee’s state attorney...
Fountain City Exxon sent to beer board hearing for violations
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The late Alvin Frye would not be pleased. For more than 25 years Frye owned and operated Fountain City Exxon and provided full service, repairs and courteous service. His retirement was celebrated at the...
Falcons ‘definitely going to be back’
By Steve Williams Veteran Fulton Coach Jody Wright had five sophomores and a freshman on his 11-man roster this season and three of his 10th-graders were starters. One could have called it a kiddie corps, but they were too good for that. The young Falcons advanced to...
The Knoxville Focus for March 21, 2022
Racing season has arrived at Knoxville Dragway Outrun the Po Po benefit to be held this Saturday By Ken Lay Racing season is here at Knoxville Dragway, which is just over the Knox County/Union County line. The venue will host its first big event of the year and it...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...