by Steve Hunley | Apr 27, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley An appointed School Superintendent has a constituency of exactly five, a majority of the nine member Board of Education. So long as the superintendent can keep five members of the Board happy, he can hang on to the best paying job in local government....
by design | Apr 27, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Your city property taxes will probably go up about $84 a year next year if the Knoxville City Council approves the budget that Mayor Madeline Rogero is proposing. Rogero announced her budget Thursday in a huge gathering of public...
by Ray Hill | Apr 27, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill There is likely no more fickle mistress than that of politics. Political success for any person is always a combination of many things, not the least of which are timing and good fortune. Momentary popularity can be washed away in a tide of ill fortune,...
by design | Apr 27, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Each week the Focus looks at Our Neighborhoods and this week we focus on Downtown Knoxville. You might not think of downtown being a “neighborhood” but it certainly is, with more than 2,000 people living there now and more moving...
by design | Apr 27, 2014 | Archives
By Ken Lay Scott Dean’s name will live forever in Farragut High School baseball. Dean, who died in January after suffering a heart attack at age 28, had his number (5) retired in a ceremony following the Admirals’ 10-2 victory over William Blount on Friday, April 18....
by design | Apr 25, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Make-believe magic will abound at Knoxville Zoo this Saturday, April 26th, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The celebration will be centered around popular storybook characters Curious George, Corduroy the Bear and Lyle Lyle Crocodile, and to get everyone...
