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The Knoxville Focus for July 3, 2017

The Knoxville Focus for July 3, 2017

by design | Jul 2, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Gas Tax Hike Is Here By Focus Staff The hike in the gasoline tax is here and will continue rising over the next few years.  This was pushed by Governor Bill Haslam and approved by the state legislature.  You can expect to pay 4 cents more per gallon at the pump. Many...

School Board Needs To Slow Down Discipline Changes

School Board Needs To Slow Down Discipline Changes

by Steve Hunley | Jul 2, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley For sometime now the Knox County School Board has been prodded to change existing discipline policies.  A group of people claiming to represent “the community” have been pushing hard to make significant changes in policies that are now in place to...

Go Vote! Knoxville Aims to Increase Voter Turnout

Go Vote! Knoxville Aims to Increase Voter Turnout

by design | Jul 2, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By David Klein Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero announced a new initiative Tuesday, June 27, to increase dialogue and voter turnout in this year’s elections called Go Vote! Knoxville. The initiative will have six  get-out-the-vote public meetings, one in each of the...

The last years of  Gordon Browning I

The last years of Gordon Browning I

by Ray Hill | Jul 2, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Gordon Browning was a veteran of Tennessee’s turbulent and oftentimes brutal political wars. Browning had unseated a twenty-four year incumbent in his first race for Congress in 1920, although he lost the general election to a Republican. Stubborn to a...

Courtney gets East Tennessee award based on character

Courtney gets East Tennessee award based on character

by design | Jul 2, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams A star for a long time has been the symbol of Farragut High football, just like good character is often mentioned when talking about Eddie Courtney, the Admirals’ veteran coach. So it’s fitting the first-ever East Tennessee CAREacter Star Head Coach...

Voters interact with candidates at Expo

Voters interact with candidates at Expo

by design | Jul 2, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay Voters in Knoxville and Knox County voters had the chance to meet dozens of candidates running in the 2017 city and 2018 county elections Thursday night at the Knoxville Expo Center. Five of the nine city council seats are open this year due to term limits....

The Knoxville Focus for June 26, 2017

The Knoxville Focus for June 26, 2017

by design | Jun 25, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Tindell’s Celebrates 125 Years in Business By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com A huge crowd of employees, former employees, vendors, customers, county officials and friends gathered Friday to celebrate 125 successful years in business for Tindell’s Building...

School Board Needs To Slow Down Discipline Changes

Jeff Sessions Ends Illegal Practice

by Steve Hunley | Jun 25, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced the Department of Justice will no longer engage in the practice of “third party settlements.”  This was a common practice by the Department of Justice when Eric Holder was the Attorney General under the...

Expressions Home Store has ‘like new’ for less

Expressions Home Store has ‘like new’ for less

by design | Jun 25, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “We now have lots more space and a lot more furniture,” said Melissa Rose, owner of Expressions Home Store. The popular store features what Rose describes as “West Knox quality without West Knox prices.” Since the store moved to...

Thetus W. Sims: The Senator Who Never Was

Thetus W. Sims: The Senator Who Never Was

by Ray Hill | Jun 25, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill to 1915, United States senators from Tennessee had been elected by the state legislature.  That same year Democrats were anticipating a primary, a year in advance of the 1916 general election.  The primary would include a run-off election between the two...

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