School board splits on charter school waiver By Pete Gawda The Thursday, February 5 meeting of the Knox County Board of Education was fairly routine, but the called meeting held before the regular meeting seemed to generate more interest. The purpose of the called...
By Steve Hunley Trump Giveth And Indya Taketh Away Last week, a friend of mine told me he was expecting the biggest tax refund he had ever seen. No big businessman, he would be considered a man of modest means and said he was surprised, as it was almost twice the...
By Steve Williams Not every fire turns into a blaze. Some begin with a spark and never get going. Others are tiny and blow out quickly like a candle on a birthday cake. All fires, though, have a chance to be big and productive and clear paths for others. The...
By Ray Hill Gifford Pinchot (pronounced Pin-Show) was the epitome of the aristocrat in politics. Immensely wealthy, Pinchot dedicated himself to conservation and was a perennial office seeker. The future governor was motivated to participate in politics for a number...
By Ken Lay Inclement winter weather has hindered preparations for Farragut High School’s girls basketball team. School cancellations in recent days have caused games to be rescheduled. It has also rendered the Lady Admirals unable to practice together. Farragut has...
By Steve Williams The new coaching staff at Austin-East High School has already seen transfers in preseason workouts who can upgrade the long-suffering Roadrunners’ program. They expect to see improvement too when the team takes the field for the TSSAA’s first...
Knox County changing its zoning terms By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) now being developed for Knox County will, among other things, change the zoning code terms and zoning districts. Allison Mouch, a...
“Ultimately, our nation, like all nations, has the right and obligation to control its borders and set laws for residency and citizenship. And no matter how decent they are, no matter their reasons, the 11 million who broke these laws should be held accountable.” –...
By Ken Lay Another basketball season produced another Knox County Middle School Tournament for the West Valley Middle School Lady Wolves. The Lady Wolves, the defending Class AAA State Champions, outlasted Hardin Valley, 53-43, Wednesday night at South-Doyle...
By Ray Hill There were several Congressional districts across the country largely populated by immigrants. There were districts in New York City with a heavy Italian population, while similar districts in Illinois and Michigan were inhabited by Polish citizens. ...
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