Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Kincannon and Transparency ... Not So Much Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon is not having a fun time in court, especially as she kicks off her reelection bid this month. Few voters have paid attention to the fact Knoxville has a...
By Ray Hill Both of Tennessee’s seats in the United States Senate were up for election in 1964. Oddly, that has been the case every thirty years since 1934. Tennesseans went to the polls to elect both United States senators in 1934, 1964, and 1994. The first...
The End of an Era Webb falls to Lipscomb in state semis, close out Meske’s 38 years as head coach By Bill Howard It was a disappointing end to a storied career. Friday night at David Meske Stadium, Webb School of Knoxville’s perfect season came to an abrupt end with a...
Carter puts girls’ program in McNew’s hands By Steve Williams Parker McNew feels right at home in his first head coaching position. “I want to thank the administration at Carter High School for believing in me and my abilities to turn this program around,” said the...
Brown says it’s a testament to his assistants and team By Steve Williams Lamar Brown is a coach’s coach. He has earned the respect of many local coaches with the program he has built at West High School and by continually knocking on that playoff door with the gold...
Local Republicans celebrate victory, high voter turnout By Ken Lay Knox County Republicans celebrated victories Tuesday night at a watch party at the Crowne Plaza. Returns were late due to technical issues and several area precincts ran out of ballots throughout the...
By Steve Hunley Herrera Moves On On the heels of the midterm elections comes the announcement by Daniel Herrera that he will not seek another term as chairman of the Knox County Republican Party. The GOP held an election night get-together at the Crowne Plaza that was...
A-E’s Bertram is one of 16 new head coaches By Steve Williams There are a lot of new faces on the Knox County high school basketball scene this year with 16 new boys’ and girls’ head coaches. Preseason practice started Oct. 31 and Hall of Champions Games will be...
The Last Civil War Veteran in Congress Charles Manly Stedman of North Carolina By Ray Hill Charles Manly Stedman had announced he would not run again to represent his people in Congress in 1930. The eighty-nine-year-old congressman had served for the past twenty...
Democrats encouraged by turnout, two victories By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Turnout for Tuesday’s state and federal election in Knox County was huge, with 128,234 voters voting in person or absentee. The increased turnout encouraged local...
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