by design | Apr 12, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “We’re going to follow the law, we’re the gatekeepers of democracy,” said Chris Davis on Tuesday after he was selected to replace Cliff Rodgers as the executive director of Knox County Elections. Rodgers will retire...
by Ray Hill | Apr 12, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson enjoyed a meteoric rise in Tennessee politics until the consequences of his own actions ended his career. Redheaded, thin, with angular features, Malcolm Patterson was known throughout Tennessee as a dynamic and gifted speaker. ...
by design | Apr 12, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In the spring of 1863 Cumberland Gap was firmly in Confederate hands and it seemed, for a few months, that the war had moved elsewhere. However, by September the historic pass would again come under siege and then...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 12, 2020 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com They said, “Creed tore it up!” I heard that comment referring to Creed Daniel’s piano playing at the Grainger County Tomato Festival last year. The long-time Grainger County attorney’s talents are certainly not limited to...
by design | Apr 12, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~from the Office of Neighborhoods Do you have a problem you haven’t addressed with a neighbor? Are you active in a neighborhood association and see a need for help with an internal or external problem? Do you have a problem with a neighboring business,...
by design | Apr 11, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
~ from the City of Knoxville With the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) preparing for the distribution of the COVID-19 economic impact payments, it is anticipated that criminals will attempt to use that to exploit, scam and de-fraud citizens. The Knoxville Police...