by design | Apr 29, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
On the Campaign Trail with Bob Thomas By Rose King Tuesday’s Knox County Primaries will determine the candidates for the August General Election. The Republican nominee for mayor could very well be the mayor of Knox County for the next four years. Current County...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 29, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Board of Education will meet tonight to consider the budget recommended by the superintendent. The superintendent and his staff have reconfigured the budget after the board delayed the vote in the hope of “finding” more money and...
by design | Apr 29, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Republican Primary for Knox County Mayor and Sheriff drew twice as many early voters as four years ago and spurred what is expected to be about 50,000 to 60,000 voters at the end of all voting on Tuesday evening. Cliff Rogers,...
by Ray Hill | Apr 29, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill To give one an idea of what life was like during the 1934 campaign, a lamb shoulder roast was 16 cents per pound; bran flakes were 10 cents a box; two pounds of trout fillet was 25 cents. One store advertised a sale of women’s dresses—seersucker,...
by design | Apr 29, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Rebecca Story’s high school days are counting down. So where does her last KIL track meet fit in it all? “I am really excited to be graduating,” replied Story, one of the TSSAA’s greatest ever distance runners, when asked to describe her feelings...
by design | Apr 29, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Distinguished Service Award presented by TIAAA By Steve Williams Injuries occur in athletics. They are part of the game. But student-athletes at 15 high schools in the local area are attended to and treated quickly by certified athletic trainers from the...