by design | Apr 18, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last Wednesday the Knox County School Board held a special called meeting to vote on the FY 2017 budgets, including the $453.5M general purpose fund, $71.25M capital improvement plan, $5.7M capital fund savings expenditure plan, and $27.4M school...
by design | Apr 18, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore There are millions of recipes in the world, literally, from all the countries of the world, and America has, I can imagine, maybe half of them. I’m just assuming here. I love to cook (and eat). I get a lot of recipes from cookbooks which I collect...
by Joe Rector | Apr 18, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net I’m a political junky. Nothing is more interesting to me than the games and antics that come out during a presidential election year. I’ve been around long enough to watch some dramatic and sleazy political contests, but this...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 18, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee’s offense often needs a safety valve in the passing game, and one that can assist in the blocking scheme. Junior tight end Ethan Wolf fits both categories quite nicely. “I love being physical and being able to make plays on the football...
by design | Apr 18, 2016 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated September 6, 2013, executed by Jamie L Bridges, conveying certain real property therein described to...
by design | Apr 17, 2016 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Scenic Knoxville Celebrating Eight Years By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The local organization that fought and won a new sign ordinance for Knoxville, got a ban on digital signs and electronic message boards and continues to seek out and report abandoned signs...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 17, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Last week’s meeting and work session of the Knox County Board of Education confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt that the poison of politics is still the bread of Jim McIntyre’s reign. Board member Tracie Sanger had a public meltdown during the work...
by Mike Steely | Apr 17, 2016 | Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The riverboat was built for about 376 passengers but, because the captain was being paid for each passenger he could carry, the Sultana was packed with more than 2,000 people on its final voyage. Most of the passengers were Union...
by Ray Hill | Apr 17, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Wyoming today is dominated by Republicans, but during the height of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, perhaps the most popular politician in the state was a Democrat: Joseph Christopher O’Mahoney. Like the state he represented in the United States Senate,...
by design | Apr 17, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Boxing has always been a family affair for Kevin Franklin and his wife Angel. The couple has two daughters, Kevina and Joy, who are also involved in Georgia’s Golden Gloves amateur boxing program. Kevin and Kevina were both referees in the recent Southern...
