A Sneak Peek at 2023: West schedule looks even tougher By Steve Williams Many high school football fans probably did a double take at West High’s non-region schedule in 2022. You just don’t see many teams intentionally lining up games against Alcoa and Maryville, two...
Old Rule High School to be demolished By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Old Rule High School will be demolished and the funding for that project is on the agenda for the Knox County Commission work session meeting on Tuesday. Named for the noted...
By Steve Hunley Don’t Throw Rocks... While I don’t like or condone lying by politicians, what I hate even more is hypocrisy and there’s been more of that lately than there’s been lying, which is saying something. Every Democrat and Leftist in the country is...
Merit Board selects officers, sets grievance hearing dates By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The newly reformed Knox County Sheriff’s Office Employees’ Merit System Board of Directors met Wednesday evening and chose Christopher Manning as chairman and...
Tennessee’s Modern Republican Party: Dan Kuykendall, Part VI By Ray Hill Dan Kuykendall’s family had originally followed a very famous Tennessean to Texas; the Kuykendalls left their West Tennessee home to go to Texas with Sam Houston. Dan Kuykendall had returned to...
Lady Hornets hold off Gibbs in Region 2 finals By Steve Williams Carter High’s unbeaten girls bowling team continued its winning ways in the Region 2 tournament last week, but Gibbs gave them a battle. The Lady Hornets (15-0) pulled out a 15-8 win Tuesday at the...
Halls wrestling facility gets makeover By Ken Lay The original high school wrestling program in Knox County resides in Halls. The Red Devils first fielded a team in 1969. It’s been one of Tennessee’s top high school programs since its inception more than five decades...
New Adrian Burnett campus opens its doors to students today By Ken Lay Schools throughout Knox County begin the spring semester today (Jan. 9) and when the first bell sounds, students at Adrian Burnett Elementary School will have a new campus to call home. And it was...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Administration Needs To Be More Open And Transparent A few weeks ago, Eric Vreeland, the city spin doctor for the Kincannon administration took issue with my description of the pay for former deputy mayor Stephanie Welch....
Scholars’ Bowl starts Tuesday on PBS By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The 39th Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl begins Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and will air until March 29, 2023, on East Tennessee PBS. “We made a few small changes to the game that I think our...
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