By Ken Lay When Clinton High School’s girls basketball team lost to Central in a holiday tournament in December, Lady Dragons coach Alicia Phillips decided that it was time to make some changes. “We’ve changed the way that we run our offense since Christmas...
Candidate forum draws crowd By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Commission candidate forum Thursday evening at the Emporium on Gay Street drew a sizable crowd to hear those people with primary opposition speak. Candidates with no opposition in their...
By Steve Hunley If you ever want to know what the business elite and political establishment think, simply read the News Sentinel. The Chamber of Commerce types, business elite and powers that be are waging a furious assault to drive Knox County Law Director...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com If you are new to Knoxville you’ve probably familiar with Cumberland Avenue and Kingston Pike, the one-in-the-same street that runs from downtown all the way to Farragut and on to Loudon County. Driving west from downtown, past the...
By Ray Hill “If you trust the people, they will trust you.” Arthur Capper Before there was Bob Dole, there was Arthur Capper. Capper was the most successful politician in Kansas for decades. Of the many campaigns he waged, he lost only one. He served two terms as...
By Steve Williams These are exciting times at First Baptist Academy of Powell. Its basketball teams have tasted victory. You can really call the Eagles and Lady Eagles new and improved. Heading into an invitational tournament they were hosting this past weekend, the...
By Ken Lay Two wins on consecutive days netted the Halls Middle School girls basketball team a Knox County Middle School Basketball Conference regular-season championship. The Lady Demons nailed down the title with victories on Wednesday and Thursday at home and...
McIntyre Contract Settlement Agreement Approved By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The KCS Board of Education approved a contract settlement at a special called meeting last Tuesday, January 19. Dr. McIntyre will be “voluntarily” resigning on July 8, 2016, and...
By Steve Hunley If the old adage about the country only being in danger when Congress is in session, Tennesseans are in danger as the legislature is in session. There’s already been considerable speculation about whether the “honeymoon” between the governor and the...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The birth of Knoxville and the push for statehood for Tennessee was a political struggle. While most residents in the “Southwest Territory” favored becoming a state, there were opponents in the U.S. Congress that wanted to delay...
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