by design | Sep 7, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Dave Wright elected County Commission Chairman By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com By a vote of the Knox County Commission, Commissioner Dave Wright of the 8th District was elected chairman during a called meeting Tuesday. In a split vote Commissioner Bob Thomas,...
by design | Sep 7, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The Board of Education conducted its annual “reorganization” at the September regular Board meeting last week. Gloria Deathridge nominated Doug Harris (who announced publicly at Monday’s work session he was “throwing his name...
by design | Sep 7, 2015 | Archives
Annual Golf Tournament benefits Free Medical Clinic By Richie Beeler For more than two decades Dr. Tom Kim has been providing free medical care for working uninsured individuals in the Knoxville area. In 1993 Dr. Kim opened the Free Medical Clinic of America at...
by Ray Hill | Sep 7, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill By 1929, Luke Lea had reached the apex of his political influence in Tennessee. Lea was the undisputed power behind the throne and no one had more influence in the administration of Governor Henry Horton. When Tennessee’s junior United States senator,...
by design | Sep 7, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Seventeen-year-old Josie Redmond is preparing for a new life. The Carter High School senior will skip her senior year and join the Joffrey Academy of Dance in New York City. Her mother calls the move a “dream of a lifetime.”...
by design | Sep 7, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Maryville smacked Fulton in the mouth right at the start, stunning the Falcons and their large turnout of fans, who were on hand for the Battle of Champions. Fulton responded with a punch of its own, letting the Red Rebels quickly know this wasn’t...
by design | Sep 3, 2015 | Andrews
By Dan Andrews If you are still on the fence about making the drive to Nashville Saturday for the Vols game against the Bowling Green Falcons, here are some links and ideas that might help you make up your mind. Getting There As of 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning,...
by design | Sep 2, 2015 | News, The Daily Focus
Holiday Travelers Won’t Be Delayed by Road Construction The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period. Construction crews will stop all lane...
by design | Sep 1, 2015 | Dan Andrews, sports, technology, The Daily Focus
By Dan Andrews Long before Coach Jones began building the football program “brick by brick,” Dr. Richard M. Bennett was given the task of making sure Neyland Stadium would not crumble into a pile of bricks. Dr. Bennett is a professor at University of...
by design | Sep 1, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
BE PATIENT, PRE-PLAN YOUR OUTING AND STICK TO RECOMMENDED ROUTES City of Knoxville officials today recommended the best traffic routes to help motorists most easily drive into the University of Tennessee campus area for football games this season, and they also...
