by Steve Hunley | Oct 9, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley With the division on the Knox County Board of Education widening, fingers are being pointed at Interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas for an email to members about the resolution sponsored by Amber Rountree. Rountree’s resolution seeks a waiver from the...
by design | Oct 9, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Politics continued at the Knox County Board of Education meeting Wednesday in two incidents: a new chair and vice chair were chosen after a month’s delay and a single motion by one board member sidetracked a resolution. First a...
by Ray Hill | Oct 9, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill During the last decade, Tennessee has become more solidly Republican with the GOP occupying the governorship, both seats in the United States Senate, seven out of nine Congressional seats and a majority in the General Assembly. Not so long ago, Tennessee...
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...
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...
by design | Oct 9, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department will host the 2016 Children’s Halloween Party on Thursday, October 27, from 6pm to 8:30pm at the Civic Center. The party is primarily for preschool and elementary aged children. Older children attending with their families...
by design | Oct 8, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Nearly 1,000 civic, business, and community leaders gathered yesterday to support Legacy Parks Foundation at its annual Legacy Luncheon for the Parks. The event featured comments by Rick Ridgeway, the mountaineer and vice president of the apparel company, Patagonia,...
by design | Oct 8, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Cades Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services is proud to announce the Harvest Moon Folk Fest Concert and Silent Auction October 16th to raise awareness of seniors with Alzheimer’s. All the money from this family-friendly event helps CADES continue to fund their...
by design | Oct 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Downtown North neighborhood and business stakeholders are invited to hear details about the more than $5 million combined KUB and City infrastructure upgrade of North Central Street, from north of the Old City railroad tracks (near Depot Avenue) to Woodland Avenue....
by design | Oct 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Judge Tim Irwin was inducted into the Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement by Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Tennessee Area Council at its annual membership meeting in Kingsport, Tennessee last month. Food City received the...
