By Ray Hill Joseph Rosier was an unlikely United States senator and only reached that body because of his personal friendship with Matthew Neely. Matthew Mansfield Neely held sway for decades as both a perennial candidate for public office and unlike most perennial...
PHOTO BY BARRY HOUCHIN Trevor Coggin of Farragut wears No. 13 as he runs in the Division I Class AAA 1600-meter event last Thursday. The Admirals' senior, a UT signee, had good fortune with a second place finish and 4:16.93 time in the state meet. Smith’s strategic...
The banner behind the Farragut High cheerleaders read: "Spread Cheer Today. Love, FHS Cheerleaders." Front row (l-r): Mackenna Pease, Rachel Drummond, Kate Bruce, Olivia Karich, Julia Daurity. Middle row (l-r): Kinley Bothman, Bradyn Johnson, Loryn Good, Nicole...
DJ Corcoran kicks off campaign for commission seat By Ken Lay DJ Corcoran has always been a public servant. Now, he’s seeking political office. Corcoran recently retired from the Knoxville Fire Department, where he served as its Public Information Officer. He’ll now...
By Steve Hunley Knox County Vagrancy Laws Must Be Enforced Folks in northeast Knox County have been worried about an increasing presence of either the homeless or just plain old vagrants along Harris Road, a residential street. Neighbors have complained about fires...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The future of a large portion of wooded land at 1400 Merchant Drive was decided Tuesday. The hilly property, protected from several developments in the past, was approved to go from Neighborhood Commercial and...
By Ray Hill There was a time when people engaged in voting a straight ticket, meaning they voted for every candidate of one political party or the other. There have also been election cycles where a tidal wave of support empowered one party or the other. 1920 was such...
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic High girls’ tennis is on a three-year roll since the pandemic sidelined high school spring sports in 2020. Not only have the Lady Irish won back-to-back state titles, they were announced as the No. 1 team in the nation this past...
By Steve Williams Gibbs right fielder Dakota Large was among several players who played key roles on defense in the Lady Eagles’ 2-1 win at Halls in the Region 2-3A softball championship game Wednesday night (May 17). The marathon contest took 2½ hours and 11 innings...
‘Time is Now’ for Emerald Youth By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The May 5 Emerald Youth Foundation prayer and fundraising breakfast was a huge success, with almost 2,000 attendees at the Knoxville Expo Center. The event highlighted the foundation’s inspiring...
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