by Steve Hunley | Aug 27, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Commission will be considering voting on an issue today that is of vital importance to every resident of our community. The commissioners are being asked to renew the contract for ambulance service held by AMR, formerly Rural/Metro. ...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 13, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Congressman John J. “Jimmy” Duncan has announced he will not be a candidate for reelection next year. The people of Tennessee’s Second Congressional District owe Jimmy Duncan a debt of gratitude for a job well done. Like his father before him, Duncan...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 6, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Board of Education has been supposedly wrestling with a new policy for disciplining students. The Board has been urged to adopt “restorative policies”, which focus less on punishment than welcoming those students who commit...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 23, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Board of Education recently extended the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Ordinarily, the board would deserve commendation for such a thing; however, in this instance, they have created an unequal educational opportunity. By...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 17, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Thank you UT Veterinary Medical Center By Steve Hunley publisher@knoxfocus.com If like me, you have a pet you realize that precious creature is a part of the family. Regular readers of The Focus will recall the frequent mentions of my little Jack Russell terrier,...
by Steve Hunley | Jul 9, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley This week the Knox County Board of Education is expected to vote on the disciplinary policy for our schools. Make no mistake about it, this is a very important issue with potentially far reaching effects. The board is being pushed to hurry this along...
