by design | Jul 8, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Who: Knox County Stormwater Division; Knox County Parks & Recreation; Community partners What: Public informational meeting When: Tuesday, July 9, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Where: Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway Background: Grab your fishing rod and...
by design | Jul 7, 2013 | Archives
To view this week’s Focus, click here. Whitehead wins second straight Rocky Top Title By Ken Lay For the second consecutive year Pilot Rocky Top Basketball League commissioner Andre Whitehead has been forced to coach in the league championship game. Well, he...
by design | Jul 7, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knox Countians were asked the question, “Do you believe an appointed school superintendent in Tennessee should be paid more in salary than the duly elected Governor of Tennessee?” The answer was a resounding “no.” Almost 90% of Knox Countians...
by design | Jul 7, 2013 | Archives
By Dan Andrews A fun and innovative idea of using pedal power for downtown transportation has come to fruition in the Central Business Improvement District Area. “Downtown Rickshaw” is a new company that provides rides to individuals looking for a short trip in the...
by Ray Hill | Jul 7, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill By the fall of 1937, E. H. Crump, leader of the Shelby County political machine, was openly fighting Governor Gordon Browning. After having supported Browning for governor in 1936, Senator Kenneth D. McKellar’s prediction that Crump could not trust...
