Mae Moody a shining example of a neighborhood leader By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The city and county have lost a leader, a neighborhood proponent and a very nice lady. Mae Moody of Norwood passed away last week. She and her husband, Jack, were...
By Steve Hunley Kyle Ward: The State Should Keep Its Promise Commissioner Kyle Ward has a resolution before the Knox County Commission asking the State of Tennessee to finally live up to its promise after the closure of the mental health facility at Lakeshore. Not...
West beats Maryville 31-18 to end The Streak By Steve Williams The Maryville Streak is over. Thank you West High Rebels. Knox County teams had lost 105 games in a row to Maryville, but Coach Lamar Brown’s team put an end to that Friday night with a 31-18 win over the...
Tennessee and Right-to-Work, Part 4: The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill Both Houses of Congress had passed the Taft-Hartley Bill, as both chambers had a majority of Republicans. The 1946 elections had been a terrific success...
E-911 Communications Center opens doors for tour, briefing By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com A Knox County Commission Legislative Briefing was held on Tuesday evening at 605 Bernard Ave in Knoxville. The purpose of this meeting was to give a tour of the...
Farragut Firepower Admirals’ offense turns close game with Fulton into rout and sixth straight win, 63-24 By Bill Howard What early on looked like a game that might come down to who had the ball last turned out to be anything but. On Senior Night at Bill Clabo...
What’s the future of planning in the city and county? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What’s happening with regulating future development in Knoxville and Knox County? That question is ongoing but may come up again when the city council meets on...
Fire and Rescue Committee hears update on RFP for Ambulance Service By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The eleven members of the Fire and Technical Rescue Committee are named by the Knox County Mayor and approved by the Knox County Commission. The...
Smith enjoys a ‘cool’ moment on way to KIL win By Steve Williams The most important part of the race was crossing the finish line, but Keegan Smith experienced a “cool” moment long before he got there. After repeating as the KIL cross country champion this year, the...
Georgia Lusk of New Mexico By Ray Hill Like anyone fascinated with history, I always take special note of “firsts”; for instance the first person ever to be popularly elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee was also our longest-serving senator, Kenneth D....
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