by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Heated Merit meeting appoints hearing officer for Dooley complaint By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In a contentious meeting last Thursday, the three-member Knox County Merit System Council voted to appoint Judge Sharon Bell as the hearing officer...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Merit Council Running Amok The antics of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Merit System Council members – – – Gina Oster, Jim Jennings, and Jim Wright – – – continue to illustrate an unelected board run amuck. ...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Division II did its part in the Knox County gold rush of 2021. High school student-athletes and teams from Christian Academy of Knoxville, Webb School, Knoxville Catholic and Grace Christian Academy had their sparkling moments throughout the year....
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill From 1920 until his death in 1961, the most personally popular politician inside Tennessee’s First Congressional District was B. Carroll Reece. That can be attested to on a variety of fronts, not the least of which are the election returns from that...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Just to make sure that I am fair and balanced, I read some of the left-wing press. It seems to think that the border crisis is some made up right wing fantasy concocted to keep the base inflamed. I wonder...
