by Steve Williams | Feb 27, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I was at the scorer’s table at Alcoa High School, getting the individual scoring, after Knoxville Catholic ’s District 4-AA title win over CAK last week when Catholic assistant coach Tony Scott came over to get the scorebook. “Tonight’s win was No....
by Mark Nagi | Feb 27, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee’s football coaching staff looks a lot different today as opposed to January 1st, the day after the Music City Bowl. Mike DeBord (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach), Willie Martinez (assistant head coach/defensive backs coach), Steve...
by design | Feb 26, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Residents oppose proposed location of Safety Center By Ken Lay City and county leaders and the Helen Ross McNabb Center held a community meeting to discuss the proposed location of a Behavior Health Urgent Care Center and some of the neighborhood residents are unhappy...
by design | Feb 26, 2017 | Public Record
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by Steve Hunley | Feb 26, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Last week’s editorial “Are they Planning to Pick Your Pockets? Beware of Indexed Annual Tax Increases” brought a letter from Interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas that starts off as follows: “One of your recent editorials had some ‘alternative facts’ I...
by design | Feb 26, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com On the Parkridge Community Organization’s Facebook page, the group’s president, Jennifer Montgomery, is suggesting that a Tenant Committee be added to the neighborhood group. Montgomery, who is presiding over different opinions...
by Ray Hill | Feb 26, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill When author Mark Twain was informed a newspaper had printed his obituary, he tartly replied, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Tennessee’s Senator Kenneth D. McKellar was seventy-seven years old in 1946 when he sought reelection for a...
by design | Feb 26, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By David Klein For women looking to spread the importance of agriculture, The Knox County Farm Bureau Women’s Group provides opportunities. The group meets at the Western Avenue Farm Bureau office every second Thursday of the month. There is a meal at 6, and meetings...
by design | Feb 26, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams As an uncontested Qua Hines dribbled the closing seconds off the clock in Gatlinburg-Pittman’s 39-29 District 3-AA title win, she got a hug from Fulton’s Lay Lay Manning. It appeared the two know each other and they probably do. Hines played...
by design | Feb 25, 2017 | The Daily Focus
ALCOA, Tenn. – Hickory Construction Vice President of Marketing John McMillan is celebrating his 30th anniversary at the company, a tenure that has helped grow the East Tennessee firm, which was founded 40 years ago. “I’ve enjoyed spending the last 30 years helping...
