By Steve Williams Girls basketball players from 22 local high schools are being recognized as Careacter Star Athletes in this week’s issue of The Knoxville Focus. They were selected by their head coaches and each will receive a Careacter Star Athlete T-shirt and...
By Ray Hill During the eighty-one years that comprised the life of Dewey Jackson Short, folks knew he was here. Short was a true son of the hill country of the Ozarks and a gifted speaker who could hold his audiences spellbound, sometimes referred to as the “Hillbilly...
A Day Away by Mike Steely Named for the former Tennessee Senator who served as president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Andrew Johnson Highway begins when Asheville Highway splits and the northeast portion becomes the AJ Highway heading toward Jefferson...
By Steve Williams Carter came close to spoiling the Gibbs players’ first opportunity to present their head coach with her 1,000th career victory last week. But the Lady Eagles pulled out a 5-4 district win when senior Emma Keck drove in the go-ahead run in the top of...
Jackie Raley kicks off campaign for property assessor By Ken Lay A lifelong public servant is seeking elected office for the first time. Jackie Raley is running for Knox County Property Assessor in next year’s election. She’s seeking to replace John Whitehead, who is...
By Steve Hunley Evil... Pure Evil The shootings in Nashville’s Coventry Christian school and church are appalling, heartbreaking, and tragic. Most of us have known for some time the mainstream media smothers those stories that don’t fit their preferred...
Junior commissioners graduate inaugural program By Mike Steely Knox County’s Junior Commission appeared before the Knox County Commission meeting last week and Commissioner Larsen Jay led the graduation ceremony. The students recognized and honored (pictured above...
Harold Knutson of Minnesota By Ray Hill By 1948, Harold Knutson had been in Congress for thirty-two years. Knutson, a Republican, had risen to perhaps the highest position a congressman could aspire to outside of the speakership; Knutson chaired the immensely...
Jewelry can now be worn in prep baseball and softball By Steve Williams Baseball and softball diamonds are sparkling a little more this season on the high school level. For the first time in over 50 years, the rule book says players and coaches are allowed to wear...
New look for West High athletic facilities in the works By Steve Williams You can’t see it from Sutherland Avenue, but there’s a lot going on in the backyard at West High School. A new look to the baseball field is in the works and not far from its right field corner...
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