By Ray Hill Congressman Ross Bass had been elected to the United States Senate in 1964 to fill out the remainder of the late Senator Estes Kefauver’s term of office. Senator Bass had to face the voters again in 1966 and the campaign would be a repeat of 1964, with...
By Steve Williams Winning a championship in the Knox Metro Youth Football League is a thrill. Can you imagine doing it five years in a row? That’s happened for six youngsters, who were members of this season’s Catholic Senior Midget team, which rolled past...
By Ken Lay For the first quarter of its game Tuesday afternoon the Powell High School girls basketball team was sleepwalking. But when the Lady Panthers finally answered their wake-up call, they were able to defeat Jefferson County 52-42 in the first round of the U.S....
Click here to view this week's Focus online. Future of Old Knoxville High School postponed By Focus Staff When Knox County Commissioners meet this week they could decide several issues, including the $ 22 million city-county TIF for public facilities at the old...
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By Steve Hunley Well, it looks like the 2014 election season has already begun. The flap about innocent folks being arrested without cause is being laid at the doorstep of Criminal Court Clerk Joy McCroskey by much of the local media. They have likely been fed this...
By Ray Hill In 1938, Albert Gore defeated a host of opponents to go to Washington as the Fourth District’s Congressman. Gore had long idolized a former Congressman from the Fourth District, Cordell Hull. Hull had known Gore’s father quite well and lived in Carthage...
By Steve Williams A Central High offense that was averaging 35 points per outing could only reach the end zone twice Friday night. A young Oak Ridge defense that continues to grow up had a lot to do with it. The Bobcats’ own mistakes also were a factor. The end result...
Administrators, Teachers, Students, and Public Discuss Five-Year Plan at at Knox County Schools 2020 Public Insight meeting By David Klein On Thursday night at Halls Elementary School, students, teachers, parents, and other members of the community came together at a...
Click here to view this week's Focus. Councilman Nick Della Volpe: Fighting for the 4th District By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com “I believe in strong, healthy neighborhoods and rational growth,” 4th District Knoxville City Councilman Nick Della Volpe told the...
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