by design | Jun 24, 2012 | Archives
By Sarah Baker The Knoxville East High School Alumni Association (KEHSAA) celebrated their alma mater’s 60th anniversary on June 16 at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Besides being a celebration of all East High School’s classes (1952-1968), this year was...
by Ray Hill | Jun 24, 2012 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill When K. D. McKellar first entered the United States Senate on March 4, 1917, he was forty-eight years old. One long-time Senate employee recalled McKellar was well dressed, “a real Beau Brummell.” McKellar frequently wore a black bow tie and...
by design | Jun 24, 2012 | Archives
By Alex Norman Next month the Summer Olympic games will get underway in London. The world’s greatest athletes will compete for pride, for country, for fame… On the flip side of that coin… last week some current and former members of the Knoxville area sports media...
by design | Jun 24, 2012 | Archives
By Sarah Baker Saturday morning found me at Beardsley Farm with a weeding tool in my hands big enough to make me feel like I actually knew what I was doing. My friend, Jenny, told me about Beardsley Farm a few months ago after she had taken a class there that she...
by design | Jun 17, 2012 | Archived Editions
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by design | Jun 17, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked the question, “Would you support an in-depth financial audit of the Knox County School System by an accredited, outside, independent auditor?” 442 Knox County voters responded and quite nearly 75% of those polled...