by design | May 15, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
No new taxes and more money for schools, Safety Center and zoo By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com If there was a surprise in Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s annual budget proposal last week it was for an additional $200,000 for the Behavior Health Urgent Care...
by design | May 15, 2016 | Absher, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Last week a group of citizen journalists released a report on their investigation of Knox County Schools dismissal practices at the monthly meeting of Students, Parents, and Educators Across Knox County (SPEAK). Fifth District...
by Ray Hill | May 15, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to Tennessee several times during his presidency. It gave local politicians the opportunity to bask in the glow of Roosevelt’s magnetic presence and the people of Tennessee to actually see the jaunty tilt of FDR’s...
by design | May 15, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council passed on first reading Mayor Rogero’s proposed budget during its meeting Tuesday night. The officials heard reports from the Historic Zoning Commission about saving historic properties and from Kim...
by design | May 15, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Bearden High School boys soccer coach Ryan Radcliffe admitted that soccer took a back seat Thursday night but he knew that his top-seeded Bulldogs had to play a District 4-AAA Tournament semifinal. Bearden (16-3) did play and win as it eliminated...
by design | May 15, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Gashaw Duhamel has won a lot of races in his decorated prep career, but his greatest victory has been making Tennessee School for the Deaf very proud. The announcement that TSD athletic director Luke Benson e-mailed to The Knoxville Focus and...
