West pulls out 28-21 win to reach state finals By Steve Williams It was a showdown that could have went either way. West, however, was the last to score and break the tie and Powell simply ran out of time in the TSSAA Class 5A semifinal battle Friday night in the...
Senator McKellar vs the CIO-PAC By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior member of its congressional delegation was Kenneth D. McKellar, who had been in Congress for a total of thirty-six years; thirty of those years in the Senate. McKellar had just been handily reelected to...
Annual Bearden Christmas tree lighting sparks the holiday spirit By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Sunday before Thanksgiving a hundred or so people gathered at the Everly Brothers Park just off Kingston Pike in Bearden for the annual Christmas...
Watching Jackson play was fun and exciting By Steve Williams A lot of excitement can be found in small packages. And not just on Christmas morning or during a wedding proposal. It can happen on a football field, too. Just ask Fulton High fans. Marcellus Jackson put a...
Pedigo flooding before commission By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Some of the residents along Pedigo Road north of East Emory Road have an opinion about what to do about the flooding and a large sinkhole in their neighborhood. Last Monday the Knox...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Kincannon and Transparency ... Not So Much Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon is not having a fun time in court, especially as she kicks off her reelection bid this month. Few voters have paid attention to the fact Knoxville has a...
By Ray Hill Both of Tennessee’s seats in the United States Senate were up for election in 1964. Oddly, that has been the case every thirty years since 1934. Tennesseans went to the polls to elect both United States senators in 1934, 1964, and 1994. The first...
The End of an Era Webb falls to Lipscomb in state semis, close out Meske’s 38 years as head coach By Bill Howard It was a disappointing end to a storied career. Friday night at David Meske Stadium, Webb School of Knoxville’s perfect season came to an abrupt end with a...
Carter puts girls’ program in McNew’s hands By Steve Williams Parker McNew feels right at home in his first head coaching position. “I want to thank the administration at Carter High School for believing in me and my abilities to turn this program around,” said the...
Brown says it’s a testament to his assistants and team By Steve Williams Lamar Brown is a coach’s coach. He has earned the respect of many local coaches with the program he has built at West High School and by continually knocking on that playoff door with the gold...
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