by Mark Nagi | Jul 3, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman We don’t expect our heroes to be fallible. But unfortunately they are made of the same flesh and bone as the rest of us. Last week marked the one year anniversary of the death of Pat Summitt and Tennessee is not the same without her. I’m not just...
by design | Jul 3, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I never know what I’m going to write about. I used to fret about my publishing deadline. However, after writing a half million words, I don’t search for storylines anymore, I just wait for stories to find me. And sometimes I don’t know where my...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
by design | Jul 2, 2017 | The Daily Focus
What: Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social Who: For any child participating in Knox County Public Library’s Summer Library Club When: Saturday, July 8, 2017 from 1-2 p.m. Where: Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave, Downtown Knoxville How: Free with an active reading log...
by design | Jul 1, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Celebrate summer with the Knoxville Museum of Art during Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 8 11 a.m. -3 p.m. This FREE family event will be packed with art-making, artist demonstrations, face painting, magic shows, gallery tours, and live music. Jeanine Fuller...
