by design | Nov 3, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Did the Pension Board violate Sunshine Law? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The steps for going into an executive session, as outlined by Roberts Rules of Order, were not followed during the September Knox County Retirement and Pension Board meeting...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 3, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Focus has reported on the proposed sale of the Andrew Johnson building and relocating the Knox County School Board to the vacant east TVA tower. We have been consistent in reporting this is not a good deal for Knox County taxpayers. It makes no...
by design | Nov 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff The $10.19 million dollar Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) road project on Concord Road in Farragut has been a traffic nightmare for drivers going from Kingston Pike to Northshore Road for all of 2019. The most difficult place is at...
by Ray Hill | Nov 3, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill All things considered, thirty-six year-old Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. seemed to be a sure bet for reelection in 1940. Representing Tennessee’s famed “Hermitage District,” so named because it contained the home of General Andrew Jackson. As...
by design | Nov 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The Knoxville Central girls’ soccer team this week will be going to where the Lady Bobcats have never been – the TSSAA state tournament! “It’s very exciting for us,” said Head Coach Bill Mize. Central earned its first Class AA state berth by...
by design | Nov 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Bill Howard For three quarters Friday night, Christian Academy of Knoxville outplayed visiting Webb School of Knoxville, and it appeared the Warriors would cruise to a comfortable win. On the first play of the fourth quarter, kicker Zander Tonkin’s 43-yard...
