by design | Sep 23, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill has said he would drop plans to annex Concord into the Town of Farragut if there was serious opposition. This weeks’ poll by The Knoxville Focus asked likely voters in Farragut and Concord the question, “The Town of Farragut...
by Ray Hill | Sep 23, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill In 1945 Senator Kenneth McKellar was seventy-six years old and had served in the United States Senate for twenty-nine years, longer than any other Tennessean. McKellar was at the peak of his influence and power in the Senate. He was the Chairman of the...
by design | Sep 23, 2012 | Archives
By Focus Staff Members of the Knox County Board of Education, along with Superintendent of Schools Dr. James McIntyre, met at the Sarah Simpson Center Sunday, September 16 for their annual retreat. Every member of the Board was present to discuss an agenda outlining...
by design | Sep 23, 2012 | Archives
By Adam Sullivan The head coach of the South Doyle football team, ClarkDuncan, may have been camping out for the new iPhone on Friday morning. After all, when you lead a team to a 5-0 start and shutout the Carter Hornets 23-0 at home in front of packed house, the...
by design | Sep 23, 2012 | Archives
By Ken Lay Gibbs High School’s football team got stellar performance from quarterback Jay Cade Friday night. But it wasn’t quite enough as Christian Academy of Knoxville held on and nabbed a 42-33 victory over Gibbs in Corryton. CAK, the defending Class 3A State...
by design | Sep 16, 2012 | Archived Editions
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