by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Triplett looking to take ‘next step’ in seeking seat on school board By Ken Lay Steve Triplett officially kicked off his campaign for a seat on the Knox County Board of Education Thursday night. Triplett aspires to represent District 7 in North Knox County of the...
by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Double Standards and Lack of Institutional Knowledge Readers will recall Gina Oster, candidate for the Knox County Commission to succeed term-limited Randy Smith in the Third District, was a candidate for the GOP nomination for the Tennessee House of...
by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Halls High cheerleaders have been spreading a lot of joy during the holidays. It’s something cheer coach Cheri Duncan’s squad annually does as Holiday Helpers and The Focus likes to shine a spotlight on all local high school student-athletes for...
by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Patrick Jay Hurley was one of those who exemplified the promise of America, coming to the United States as an infant with his parents the same year he had been born in County Waterford, Ireland. During his eighty years, Patrick J. Hurley was a highly...
by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Merry Christmas. There is little doubt in my mind that we are governed badly at the federal, state and local levels. Recent history simply reinforces that certainty. I no longer trust the judgment of the...
