Golden Memories: Central baseball in 1973 had a golden tourney run By Steve Williams High school baseball teams of this era can learn something from the Central High team’s story of 1973. Coach Tommy Schumpert’s Bobcats were 10-8 in the regular season that spring, but...
By Steve Hunley Demolition Debbie Debbie Helsley, candidate for city council, wants to start tearing down neighborhoods inside Knoxville. That’s the inference in a social media post last week by Helsley’s campaign for city council, which featured a drawing of Europe...
Legacy Parks Foundation breaks ground on Angora Frog Farm By Ken Lay The Powell Community will soon be home to the Angora Frog Farm. Legacy Parks Foundation officially announced the project Wednesday morning as the American Rental Association Foundation and Toro...
James W. Wadsworth of New York By Ray Hill The name James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. is rather reminiscent of “Gilligan’s Island” and Thurston Howell III. To say that James Wadsworth was well-connected is likely a gross understatement. His grandfather, James S. Wadsworth,...
By Ken Lay A rare occurrence happened on the soccer pitch recently when Central High made the trip to Sevier County to play the Seymour Eagles. Sure, it was just a non-league match. And the Bobcats notched a 2-0 win, but the game represented more as each team had a...
A-E looking for ways to grow tennis program By Steve Williams Co-Head Coach Tomere Clark is seeking a solution to end “the difficulty of fielding a tennis team” at Austin-East High School. Last week he requested The Focus to come out and cover his team’s match at...
Stephenson Realty and Auction welcomes Chase Clemmer By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Veteran-owned and operated Stephenson Realty and Auction was founded by William “Bear” Stephenson in 1982 to serve Clinton and surrounding areas with real estate and auction...
By Steve Hunley Bias, Hypocrisy and Evil As the Leftists shake and quiver about the return of Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of State Representatives, none of the national or local media have carried a statement made by Jones regarding colleague Sabi Kumar....
Seymour, Karns and TSD add to CSA recognition By Steve Williams Head coaches of 23 local high school boys basketball teams submitted a maximum of five players to receive the Careacter Star Athlete award for the 2022-23 season and they are listed in this week’s issue...
By Ray Hill For twenty-eight years, the Fourth Congressional District of Michigan was represented in Congress by Clare E. Hoffman. Known for his acerbic wit, Hoffman was oftentimes characterized as being cantankerous, but when he died, there were constant comments...
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