by design | Nov 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Several months ago, the Focus reported on the untimely forced resignation of BHS Softball Coach Leonard Sams. Coach Sams took the BHS softball team to State tournament last May – a first in Bearden history, and had just been voted District Coach of the...
by design | Nov 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Fulton Student Awarded “Golden Eagle” Scholarship More than 100 Latino students and families attended the region’s first Latino College and Resource Fair hosted at Fulton High School on Tuesday. The event planning team...
by design | Nov 23, 2015 | Archives
By Focus Staff The new app Atom Tickets recently launched in partnership with Knoxville Regal Cinemas and should help locals save time in the busy holiday season when taking a break from the hubbub and going to the movies. Atom Tickets is a “social, mobile, ticketing...
by design | Nov 22, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Area Holiday Events “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is the theme for the Clinton Christmas Parade. It will take place Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at (865)457-2559. The Corryton Christmas...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The two campaigns drawing the biggest crowds as the presidential primaries approach are still Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The establishment in both parties is desperately trying to circle the wagons and figure out just what the heck is going on. ...
by design | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives
By Alex Norman The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish had to go on the road to face Greeneville, the number two team in the state. After the final whistle, the Irish headed back to Knox County only two wins away from a state title. On a chilly night in Greene County on...
by Ray Hill | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill There are several stories told about Tennessee’s Senator Kenneth D. McKellar, some of which have become legend. Perhaps the most frequently told story is that of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asking McKellar if the Tennessean could hide $2 billion...
by design | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Powell Community, that little town just north of Knoxville and between Clinton Highway and Interstate 75, holds a special place in our area’s history. Powell stretches from the ridge south of the Walmart Shopping Center on...
by design | Nov 22, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams That wasn’t a speed bump Christian Academy of Knoxville’s football team hit Friday night on the Road to Cookeville. It was a full-fledged roadblock. Alcoa and its mighty defense stopped the Warriors and in the process accomplished something no other...
by design | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore November is our middle child in the family of months during the year. The ghosts, witches, and goblins are nestled away in their coven of October, which lends room to the dreary, cold days that accompany us on the way to brighter days in the near...
