by Steve Hunley | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley I have to apologize for the headline, but the politics involved are certainly naked. Here lately Karen Carson and Tracie Sanger, both members of the Knox County Board of Education, have been crying “politics” on the part of Law Director Richard “Bud”...
by Steve Williams | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams Dave Moore’s Christmas vacation is still on the go in January, and he’s enjoying every minute of it. So are many others who have seen Moore driving through Knoxville and the surrounding area in “the Family Truckster,” a station wagon fixed up much...
by Ray Hill | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Only three men served less time in office as Vice President of the United States than Harry S. Truman. John Tyler succeeded to the presidency after thirty-one days when William Henry Harrison caught cold, which turned into pneumonia. Andrew Johnson had...
by Mike Steely | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “Many people with limited incomes cannot clothe their families at the prices charged by most non-profit thrift stores. Our aim is to get the needed items to people at the lowest prices while covering operating expenses,” the...
by Mike Steely | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Recently The Knoxville Focus asked more than three dozen elected officials and office seekers what their main goal or concern is for 2016. Various elected officials responded to the question. The Safety Center The most...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was a warm, sunny December day—perfect weather for a parade in East Tennessee! On Saturday, December 12, 2015, the Second Annual Corryton Christmas Parade full of floats including the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), all sizes of vehicles,...
