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Farragut outlasts ‘awesome team’ to win title

by design | Oct 9, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay Farragut High School’s volleyball team completed the first step in a journey that it hopes will end in another trip to Murfreesboro. But it was only a first step and it didn’t come easily for the Lady Admirals, who have made three consecutive appearances in...

Gibbs rolls past South-Doyle, nears Region 2-5A title

by design | Oct 9, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Gibbs’ magic number is one. Either a West loss at Heritage this week or a Gibbs win at West in the final week of the regular season will give the Eagles the outright Region 2-5A football championship. Gibbs clinched at least a tie for the title with...

The Knoxville Focus for October 3, 2016

by design | Oct 2, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Interim Superintendent Opposes Rountree Resolution By Focus Staff Buzz Thomas, Interim Superintendent of Knox County Schools, has expressed profound concerns about a resolution sponsored by South Knoxville board member Amber Rountree. Rountree, a former librarian who...

Still Divided?

by Steve Hunley | Oct 2, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley There were those who hailed the recent local school board elections as being a rejection of Jim McIntyre and many of his goals. Some pointed to the possibility of a new seven-member majority as a foundation for real change in Knox County schools and...

Edenfield Dental Group is special

by design | Oct 2, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When is a dental group more than just a dentist office? Edenfield Dental Group, at 2937 Essary Road in Fountain City, not only offers the dental services you’d expect but also specializes in treating special needs patients. “We...

Senator McKellar & The TVA, Part II

by Ray Hill | Oct 2, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, had finally abandoned his opposition to the construction of the Douglas Dam. For those who thought it signified some kind of surrender in his battle of wills with Tennessee Valley Authority...

One more goal left to check off for Halls’ golf team

by design | Oct 2, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams For Halls High’s talented boys golf team, it’s been a two-part plan all season long. Get past Farragut in the region and go after the state championship. Check off No. 1. With junior Ryan Hall’s sizzling 67 leading the way, the Red Devils dominated...

Fortner powers Gibbs past Halls and into first place

by design | Oct 2, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams The quarterback position is so important in football and that was very evident as Emory Road rivals Halls and Gibbs battled Friday night in Corryton. Caden Harbin, the Red Devils’ talented and versatile senior QB, helped get Halls off to a fast start...

The Knoxville Focus for September 26, 2016

by design | Sep 25, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

McMillan Decides Not To Seek Board Chairmanship By Focus Staff Mike McMillan has announced he will not continue to seek the chairmanship of the Knox County Board of Education. A former Chair of the Board, McMillan and Sixth District Board member Terry Hill deadlocked...

Senator McKellar & The TVA

by Ray Hill | Sep 25, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Senator Kenneth D. McKellar’s reputation has suffered through the years largely due to his feud with David E. Lilienthal. Lilienthal was one of the original Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Like all of Kenneth McKellar’s feuds, it was a no...