By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The future of a large portion of wooded land at 1400 Merchant Drive was decided Tuesday. The hilly property, protected from several developments in the past, was approved to go from Neighborhood Commercial and...
By Ray Hill There was a time when people engaged in voting a straight ticket, meaning they voted for every candidate of one political party or the other. There have also been election cycles where a tidal wave of support empowered one party or the other. 1920 was such...
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic High girls’ tennis is on a three-year roll since the pandemic sidelined high school spring sports in 2020. Not only have the Lady Irish won back-to-back state titles, they were announced as the No. 1 team in the nation this past...
By Steve Williams Gibbs right fielder Dakota Large was among several players who played key roles on defense in the Lady Eagles’ 2-1 win at Halls in the Region 2-3A softball championship game Wednesday night (May 17). The marathon contest took 2½ hours and 11 innings...
‘Time is Now’ for Emerald Youth By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The May 5 Emerald Youth Foundation prayer and fundraising breakfast was a huge success, with almost 2,000 attendees at the Knoxville Expo Center. The event highlighted the foundation’s inspiring...
By Steve Hunley Knox County Doesn’t Need A Tax Increase With little fanfare, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has released his proposed budget, which reaches $1 billion. It’s an increase of $90 million more than last year’s budget, without a tax increase. The budget...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The neighborhood of South Woodlawn is bounded, roughly, by East Moody Avenue and Chapman Highway, with the Urban Wilderness next door. It’s one of Knoxville’s most active and involved areas and a very influential area...
By Ray Hill There are those who remember Paul Wellstone, the United States senator from Minnesota, who died, along with his wife and daughter, while campaigning for reelection in 2002 when his chartered airplane crashed. Wellstone, however, was not the first United...
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic Coach Sean O’Neil had heart surgery four days prior to this year’s KIL Track and Field Meet, but had a speedy recovery and was at the meet the following Monday. In fact, he made it to the Volunteer Track Classic at UT that...
By Steve Williams In the pre-match introduction of West High School’s starting soccer team last Wednesday night, its exchange student from Denmark was announced as Tobias “The Dane Train of Pain” Hageltorn. Perhaps that’s because the 6-foot-4 junior striker had scored...
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