by Steve Hunley | May 5, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley How many times have you heard someone complain politicians don’t do what they promised during the campaign? I’ve griped about it myself and cannot begin to count the number of times I’ve heard that same complaint from others. Bill Lee promised during...
by design | May 5, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The Emerald Youth Foundation is bringing a health center to the Lonsdale Community. Plans for the center, which will be located at the foundation’s Lonsdale Ministry Complex, were announced early Friday the Emerald Youth Foundation’s prayer breakfast at the...
by Ray Hill | May 5, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill February 5, 1937 was a Friday and President Franklin D. Roosevelt publicly announced his intention to ask Congress to enlarge the United States Supreme Court. Roosevelt was fresh from a smashing reelection campaign in 1936, which saw the president carry...
by Steve Hunley | May 5, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley On Wednesday afternoon May 1, 2019, Knoxville-Knox County Planning released the long awaited Recode Draft 5. Recode Draft 4 came in at 287 pages. Draft 5 increased that by 48% to 425 pages. Despite the prior commitment of Knoxville City Council in the...
by design | May 5, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus has asked the candidates for Knoxville City Mayor to comment on whether or not the James White Parkway should be considered for extension through the Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville. Mayor Madeline Rogero...
by design | May 5, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Kiyontae Warren came into the Knoxville Interscholastic League Track and Field Championships with the best time in the state in the 300-meter hurdles. He felt he had to back it up. There was a burning desire inside of him to do just that. “Today was...
