by design | Jan 29, 2016 | News, The Daily Focus
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is pleased to present the Oak Ridge Chorus, led by Chorus Director Seth Maples, in a delightful performance of music by some of the greatest B-named composers, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of...
by design | Jan 25, 2016 | Public Notice
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 18, 2016 on or about 11:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant...
by design | Jan 24, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
McIntyre Contract Settlement Agreement Approved By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The KCS Board of Education approved a contract settlement at a special called meeting last Tuesday, January 19. Dr. McIntyre will be “voluntarily” resigning on July 8, 2016, and...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 24, 2016 | Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley If the old adage about the country only being in danger when Congress is in session, Tennesseans are in danger as the legislature is in session. There’s already been considerable speculation about whether the “honeymoon” between the governor and the...
by design | Jan 24, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The birth of Knoxville and the push for statehood for Tennessee was a political struggle. While most residents in the “Southwest Territory” favored becoming a state, there were opponents in the U.S. Congress that wanted to delay...
by design | Jan 24, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Part Two 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...
