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The Knoxville Focus for February 17, 2020

by design | Feb 16, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Farragut residents unhappy with 5G By Focus Staff The Farragut Mayor and Board of Aldermen met on Thursday, February 13 with a brief agenda of business concerning two ordinances and three business items. The bulk of the meeting concerned the Verizon application for 5G...

Taxpayers paid $25.6 million for the Andrew Johnson Building

by Steve Hunley | Feb 16, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Mayor Jacobs wants to sell it for $6 million By Steve Hunley   What kind of government spends $25.6 million dollars on a building and then tries to sell it for $6 million dollars? Your Knox County government and Knox County School Board is that kind of...

TVA Towers move, Andrew Johnson Building sale on commission agenda

by design | Feb 16, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Several items on the Knox County Commission’s work session agenda are noteworthy this week including the vote to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between board of education and the county to relocate the...

Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, II

by Ray Hill | Feb 16, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Only nine men have made the transition from governor of Tennessee to United States senator. One of those nine was one of the most successful politicians to take part in Tennessee’s turbulent politics: Andrew Johnson. In fact, Andrew Johnson prospered...

Bearden girls hold off Farragut to take title

by design | Feb 16, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Farragut wanted to play the spoiler role on Valentine evening, but the Bearden Lady Bulldogs would have no part of it. Coach Justin Underwood’s girls trailed by four points early but led at the end of each period and eased out of reach down the...

Five Bobcats sign scholarships at Sam & Andy’s

by design | Feb 16, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams Central High School took its February signing day ceremony into the Fountain City community. Sam & Andy’s on Broadway hosted the event Wednesday and it attracted a big turnout of family members, students, teachers and community supporters....
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