After a grown-up decision, West twins will go separate ways By Steve Williams West High’s talented football twins, Brayden and Cayden Latham, have always played on the same team, but that will change this coming season. Brayden, a running back, and Cayden, a defensive...
By Ray Hill Robert A. “Fats” Everett lay ailing in Nashville’s Veterans Hospital. For decades the 6-foot-4 congressman, whose weight teetered between 255 and 370 pounds, had been a fixture in Tennessee politics. Everett had learned politics from some of the...
Clayton’s Christmas Card By Ralphine Major His Christmas card was postmarked November 23, 2022. It included a picture of him wearing his traditional white cowboy hat. Little did we know that this Christmas card would be the last one from Clayton Sharp. Clayton passed...
‘Connection’ with Delta Devils played a part in BHS signing day By Steve Williams Four members of the Bearden High football program signed college scholarship papers Wednesday and one took advantage of a “connection” that first-year BHS Head Coach Josh Jones had with...
New Emergency Mobility Equipment Trailer to assist first responders, disabled By Bill Howard Suppose a fire in a high-rise apartment building required the desperate evacuation of someone confined to a wheelchair. Waiting for an elevator that might not work could mean...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley They Should Pay For It The City of Knoxville has paid $150,000 to hire someone to write a grant to build a “pedestrian” bridge across the Tennessee River. The proposed bridge would span the South Knoxville waterfront to the...
Commission looks at rule changes, first-reading items By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com While the Knox County Commission may pass a large tax break for a future mixed-use complex at 1624 Riverside Drive, the vote is but one item on a long agenda next...
By Ray Hill Named for the four-time presidential candidate and Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, H. Clay Evans was a highly important figure in Tennessee’s Republican Party. Evans had a storied and diverse career, a successful businessman who manufactured freight cars...
Adisyn Smith signs with Maryville College By Ken Lay Adisyn Smith finalized a few of her future plans recently. Smith, a basketball player for Powell High School, signed her National Letter of Intent on Saturday, Jan. 21, at a local restaurant as her family, teammates...
Leffew and CAK girls getting ready for II-A state run By Steve Williams Christian Academy of Knoxville girls coach Abby Williams likes where her basketball team stands as tournament time nears. A 59-50 win last week over Knoxville Catholic, a Division II-AA team, gave...
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