by Steve Hunley | Nov 30, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley If the WBIR Inside Tennessee segment that aired on November 23 is any indication, the school system could save a lot of money by eliminating their entire half-million dollar PR department, and simply relying on District 3 School Board member Doug...
by Ray Hill | Nov 30, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, was well known for having a volatile temper and had won a well-deserved reputation as a feudist. It was not uncommon for the peppery senator to become involved in a physical altercation, even...
by design | Nov 30, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Something special may be coming to honor the Everly Brothers and their time here in Knoxville. Details are being worked out, and glitches are being addressed, but that’s for another story. As a child growing up in Kentucky, I...
by design | Nov 30, 2014 | Archives
By Ken Lay South-Doyle High School’s boys basketball team finally had a full roster for its game on Monday, Nov. 24. That was the good news. But the Cherokees, who got several players back from the school’s football team which just wrapped up a postseason run....
by design | Nov 24, 2014 | Archives
By Alex Norman By many accounts, Tennessee senior linebacker A.J. Johnson is a team leader and a beloved comrade for the Vols. He is also being investigating for an inexcusable crime. Last week it became known that Johnson and redshirt sophomore defensive back Michael...
by design | Nov 24, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Uncategorized
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Article I, Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution provides: “That the citizens of this State have a right to keep and bear arms for their common defense; but the Legislature shall have the power, by law, to regulate the...