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Sevier County pulls away from Halls, 49-13

by design | Nov 30, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Sevier County pulls away from Halls, 49-13 By Steve Williams The song "Purple Rain" was played as the Sevier County football team and its fans celebrated a win over Halls Friday night. Unfortunately, Halls’ tune could have been "Heartaches by the Number, trouble by...

The Knoxville Focus for November 24, 2025

by design | Nov 23, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

The Focus and UT Press host book launch at ETHC By Pete Gawda The first book to be written about longtime Tennessee Senator Kenneth McKellar was unveiled Thursday evening at the East Tennessee Historical Center. The book, “Senator Kenneth McKellar: Feudin’ Son of...

Publisher’s Positions

by design | Nov 23, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Trump’s Approval Rating High On Foreign Policy Donald Trump’s foreign policy during his second term is the highest-rated of any modern president in the 21st century. That’s according to Harry Enten, CNN’s data analyst. “Donald...

Future Leaders Day an opportunity for middle schoolers

by design | Nov 23, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Future Leaders Day an opportunity for middle schoolers Future Leaders Day is a one-day event that introduces middle school students around Knox County to civics, the legal system, business, and international politics through interactive sessions and hands-on...

Delaware’s Least-Known Prominent Citizen: Clayton Douglass Buck

by design | Nov 23, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Delaware’s Least-Known Prominent Citizen Clayton Douglass Buck By Ray Hill If ever there was a patrician in politics, it was Clayton Douglass Buck, a descendant of the State of Delaware’s oldest families. Even then, Delaware, because of its laws, was home to more...

Long’s poise impresses area coaches

by design | Nov 23, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Long's poise impresses area coaches By Steve Williams Kaden Long looked very “polished” for a high school junior quarterback, said Clinton High Coach Jake Dawson last week when he recalled seeing Long in a mid-season game. “He looked comfortable in the pocket and...

Juvenile service center splits commissioners

by design | Nov 23, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Juvenile service center splits commissioners By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The problems and the future of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center consumed the majority of the Knox County Commission meeting last week and division among the...

The Knoxville Focus for November 17, 2025

by design | Nov 16, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Future of juvenile service center in question By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The board of directors of the Knox County Juvenile Service Center met Thursday and talked about the confusion over the future leadership of the troubled facility. Several...

Publisher’s Positions

by design | Nov 16, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Democrats Own The Government Shutdown The Knoxville No-News Sentinel, like its sister Gannett papers in Tennessee, seems to ignore local news unless it can be spun into a tale of either race or social justice. Unfortunately, the...

Halls’ Unified Cheer team is the state champion

by design | Nov 16, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Halls’ Unified Cheer team is the state champion By Steve Williams Halls High School has a new state champion. Its unified cheer team took first place at the TSSAA State Cheerleading and Dance tournament that was held in Knoxville Nov. 6 and 7. With this state title...