By Ray Hill Walter Chandler enjoyed a long and productive political career, serving as a state legislator, congressman and mayor of Memphis. Chandler was also a highly successful attorney and was responsible for the Baker vs. Carr lawsuit that guaranteed Americans...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Prior to the Knoxville City Council marathon meeting on Recode night, Mayor Madeline Rogero held a press conference that morning on the 6th floor of the City-County Building. Some of the council members attended but the crowd was...
By Steve Williams Cycling has taken Kaysee Armstrong to India, Chile, Canada and Africa and her climb as a mountain bike racer has been like a dream come true. The No. 1 ranked female stage racer in the United States in 2018, who also is a local accountant and South...
Rep. Bill Dunn speaks in Fountain City By Ken Lay State representative Bill Dunn was in Knoxville last week and he spoke at the Fountain City Business and Professional Association’s monthly luncheon Wednesday at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. Dunn spoke...
By Steve Hunley The Knoxville Focus received phone calls and emails on last week’s Publisher’s Position “Too Many Recode Missteps.” Of interest was a question about the missing zoning map for Recode. For many months the text of Recode has been discussed and amended by...
By Amy Box Fellhoelter This month’s North Knoxville Business & Professional Association meeting agenda veered from the usual to the exceptional as it highlighted eleven non-profit agencies. Each representative or NKBPA member gave a three-minute synopsis of their...
By Ray Hill After Congress had adjourned in 1933, Edward Hull Crump, congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, took his wife on a three-month tour of Europe. The Crumps returned on September 26, 1933 and the Congressman stopped off in his Washington office to clear...
By Steve Williams When hot summer days get up in the 90s and feel like 100, wouldn’t it be nice to have a swimming pool in the backyard? Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but you do. Inskip Pool, at 4204 Bruhin Road in North Knoxville, has served local folks since 1959 and...
By Ken Lay Bob Thomas has served on the Knox County Commission and he’s been a morning radio talk show host and he most recently ran for county mayor. He was defeated in the 2017 by Glenn Jacobs, a professional wrestler and businessman. Thomas didn’t stay out of...
Complaints about recycling center create sparks at council meeting By Bill Howard From the looks of its agenda, it appeared the Knoxville City Council’s July 2 meeting would be a rather ho-hum affair. In fact, it ended – fittingly perhaps on July 4 week – with a bit...
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