by design | Sep 18, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Interim Knox County Schools Superintendent Buzz Thomas makes it no secret that he wants the community involved in the process to find his replacement. He and some members of the board of education hosted a public forum to seek some public input on the...
by Ray Hill | Sep 18, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “A college boy cannot successfully go through life by graduating in football, baseball or highballs, for the responsibilities of life are not ball-bearing.” – William H. Murray William H. Murray is almost invariably described as Oklahoma’s most colorful...
by Mike Steely | Sep 18, 2016 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Did you know that it’s quicker to fly from Knoxville to New York than to drive from here to Bristol or Nashville? Yep, in just less than two hours you’re there and what a change of cultures. My wife and I recently spent six days in New York City, the...
by design | Sep 18, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Neighborhood Council met Wednesday afternoon in the new Public Works Service building at 3131 Morris Avenue and Senior Director David A. Brace explained the building was constructed on a brown field site of the former...
by design | Sep 18, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Alex Norman Over the past few years Fulton and Catholic has turned into one of the state’s biggest rivalries. Today, it appears that the Fighting Irish have taken a step ahead of the Falcons. On Thursday, September 15th, top-ranked Catholic looked like the team to...
by design | Sep 18, 2016 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Former Knox County Commissioner Mike Brown, who left office September 1st and was replaced with Carson Dailey, often said folksy things and used phrases from an earlier generation. The senior commissioner chose not to run again but wants to stay...
