by design | Feb 10, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Burchett takes action to aid South Knox business owners By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com South Knoxville business owners were dealt a blow last week when TDOT made the announcement that the Henley Street...
by design | Feb 10, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knoxville and Knox County voters strongly favor a security audit for the school system. Likely voters were asked the question, “In light of recent events published in the media regarding failures and deficiencies with Knox County Schools...
by Steve Williams | Feb 10, 2013 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams Butch Jones, new University of Tennessee head football coach, was asked about Vonn Bell – a 5-star recruit who picked Ohio State over the Vols – early in his National Signing Day press conference last week He gave a brief but polite answer and then...
by Ray Hill | Feb 10, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Jim Nance McCord is yet another figure from Tennessee’s political history who is little remembered today. Yet he was both a Congressman and governor; he also served in the Cabinet of Governor Frank Clement. Jim McCord was born in 1879 in Bedford County,...
by design | Feb 10, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin tasha@knoxfocus.com Knox County School Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre addressed elected officials, community leaders, parents, and teachers last week during his 2nd annual State of the Schools address at Powell High School. The address, which is...
