by design | Aug 7, 2016 | Absher, Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Susan Horn Victorious in 5th District BOE Race By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com It was a long race for Susan Horn, as she spent the better part of the last 8 months campaigning for the 5th District BOE seat. On March 1, she won the plurality of votes but fell...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 7, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For those of you who don’t think elections, especially local elections matter, take the case of Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the Board of Education. When McMillan entered the primary for the Board of Education literally at the last...
by design | Aug 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Publishing marketer Caitlin Hamilton Summie will lead a Knoxville Writers’ Guild (KWG) sponsored workshop “Marketing for Small Press Authors and the Self-Published” on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 1-3 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church. Hamilton Summie will...
by design | Aug 7, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Miki Johnson was busy preparing flowers for a large wedding last week when her daughter and daughter in-law arrived at Mommy & Me. All three work there and even Miki’s mom, June Lay, is involved. June was out delivering for the...
by Ray Hill | Aug 7, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill In 1943, while still a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cabinet, Harold L. Ickes wrote his autobiography. Aptly entitled “Autobiography of a Curmudgeon,” Ickes immediately said, “If, in these pages, I have hurled an insult at anyone, be it...
by design | Aug 7, 2016 | Absher, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Sally Absher Welcome Back Students! A hearty “Welcome back” to Knox County students and their families! We hope you (or your parents) will make a habit of reading the Chalk Board column in the weekly Knoxville Focus paper – either the print version that comes out...
