by design | Mar 9, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Focus Staff Farragut had a lot of news last week about 5G small cell cellular towers/antennas that will be placed in the right of way of Farragut resident’s front yards. The week started out with a special call meeting of the Farragut Mayor and Board of...
by design | Mar 8, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox County Republicans celebrate Super Tuesday victories By Ken Lay Buuck came one step closer to replacing the term-limited Bud Armstrong as Knox County Law Director as he defeated Cathy Quist Shanks in the Republican Primary on Super Tuesday. Now, Buuck faces a...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 8, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Mike McMillan was reelected to the Knox County Board of Education last week to a new four-year term. McMillan defeated two opponents, Adam Brown and Leon Daugherty, finally winning with more than 57% of the vote. The remarkable thing about McMillan’s...
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By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What does the Corryton Senior Center have that no other senior center has? What makes visits to places like Cherokee, Townsend, and the Bush’s Beans Museum possible? The answer is a 25-passenger bus driven by...
by Ray Hill | Mar 8, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William Gannaway “Parson” Brownlow had been elected governor of Tennessee in 1865, taking the oath of office four days before General Robert E. Lee tendered his surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Governor Brownlow was engaged in a heated...
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By Ken Lay Coach Bo Lewis was counting his blessings Tuesday night after he guided the Lady Hornets to their first region championship in nearly two decades. “I’m so excited for the girls, our community and our program,” Lewis said after watching the Lady Hornets come...
