by design | Jan 8, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
New Adrian Burnett campus opens its doors to students today By Ken Lay Schools throughout Knox County begin the spring semester today (Jan. 9) and when the first bell sounds, students at Adrian Burnett Elementary School will have a new campus to call home. And it was...
by design | Jan 8, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley City Administration Needs To Be More Open And Transparent A few weeks ago, Eric Vreeland, the city spin doctor for the Kincannon administration took issue with my description of the pay for former deputy mayor Stephanie Welch....
by design | Jan 8, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Scholars’ Bowl starts Tuesday on PBS By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The 39th Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl begins Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and will air until March 29, 2023, on East Tennessee PBS. “We made a few small changes to the game that I think our...
by design | Jan 8, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Daniel A. Reed of New York By Ray Hill At the time of his death, Daniel Alden Reed of New York was the senior Republican in the House of Representatives, having served forty years in Congress. Only two Democrats had served longer than Reed; Speaker Sam Rayburn of...
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Sartelle wants to make Air Force a career By Steve Williams John Sartelle will never forget his teammates and high school football career at West that climaxed with a perfect 15-0 record and state championship, but not long from now he will embark on a new journey in...
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Fulton ends four-game skid with win at S-D By Steve Williams Fulton got back to playing “Fulton basketball” a little better last Thursday night. Coming off a rare four-game losing streak, the Falcons enjoyed an 80-51 win at South-Doyle. “I think we played harder...