by design | Jan 24, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Despite trailing at halftime, the Powell High School boys basketball team didn’t press the panic button Tuesday night. “Gibbs came out and shot the ball well in the first half and I told our guys to just keep doing what we were doing in the first half,”...
by design | Jan 24, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Over 10 years ago, Terence Scott went across the country to chase a dream. In a month or so, he plans to move back home to do what he can to help Knoxville bring an end to a nightmare. The dream for Scott, a Central High All-State defensive back as...
by design | Jan 22, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Eager to see design plans for a proposed $6 to $8 million City of Knoxville investment that would transform a six-block section of Magnolia Avenue between Jessamine Street and North Bertrand Street? Have suggestions to improve the streetscapes designs? Visit...
by design | Jan 20, 2016 | Knox County, Stories In This Week's Focus:, The Daily Focus
The following Knox County Government Offices will be closed or opening late on Thursday, Jan. 21: Closed: Offices reporting to the County Mayor (including libraries, senior centers, veteran services, health department and solid waste convenience centers) Law...
by design | Jan 20, 2016 | News, The Daily Focus
Tennessee students, communities to hold over 200 events as part of nation’s largest-ever celebration of school choice Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has proclaimed January 24-30, 2016 as “School Choice Week” in Tennessee. Governor Haslam joins more than two...
by design | Jan 20, 2016 | News, The Daily Focus
Feb. 9 meeting will be 1st of 3 to produce companion legislation to 21st Century Cures Act already passed by House “The House has completed its work on the 21st Century Cures Act. The president has announced his support for a precision medicine initiative and...
by design | Jan 20, 2016 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
The following Knox County Government Offices will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 20: Offices reporting to the Knox County Mayor (including libraries, senior centers, veteran services, health department and solid waste convenience centers) Knox County Criminal, Criminal...
by Joe Rector | Jan 18, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Weather during Christmas 2015 was wet, but the temperatures were warm, so much so that I wondered if we were actually someplace much closer to the Florida coast. However, winter showed its ugly teeth this past week and reminded us that it still has...
by design | Jan 18, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Last Tuesday, Principal Taiwo Sutton and the administrative team from South Doyle Middle School hosted a “State of the School” address. The school has been in the news recently with reports of fights and discipline, and...
by design | Jan 18, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Special Called Board of Education Meeting – Tuesday, Jan. 19 School Board Chairman Doug Harris has scheduled a special called meeting of the Knox County Board of Education for Tuesday, January 19 to discuss a potential...
