by Joe Rector | Mar 2, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Yes, I’m an impatient person; over the years, that shortcoming has been worked on until my exasperation over things that don’t come in “my time” has eased. However, right now my irritation level is once again at red-alert status, and it’s all because my...
by Steve Williams | Mar 2, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams High School basketball tournament time is annually remembered for pure athletic drama. The youngsters compete through district, region and sectional games with the dream of advancing to the state tourney and capturing a gold basketball. No money is...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 2, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman During the Derek Dooley era, the Tennessee football program suffered through one self-inflicted public relations mistake after another. From Dooley’s lack of public discipline with regards to quarterback Tyler Bray, to his goofy press conferences, to...
by design | Mar 1, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Winter Storm Continues By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Snow and ice continued to be a hazard in Knox County last week as one snow followed another and the schools remained closed. So did a lot of government functions and meetings. When county schools are closed...
by Mike Steely | Mar 1, 2015 | Archives, Steely
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com More than 80 information booths, 32 workshops, door prizes, and all for free — sounds like a large event, doesn’t it? It certainly is and it’s promoted as “The neighborhood event of the year.” The annual Neighborhood...
by design | Mar 1, 2015 | Archives
By Dan Andrews and Mike Steely Late one afternoon last week, the E-911 Center received a call from an elderly female asking for food. Dispatchers notified Knoxville Police Department Officers Jay Williams and Jonathan Book and advised they felt the woman was confused...
by Ray Hill | Mar 1, 2015 | Archives, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Before the age of television, blue shirts and blow-dried hair, Tennessee had some of the most colorful political figures anywhere. Amongst those was Malcolm Rice Patterson, a Congressman and governor of Tennessee. A veteran of some of the most hard fought...
by design | Mar 1, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay The only thing that stooped the Carter High School boys basketball team Friday night was the Carter High School basketball team. The Hornets, who scored 100 or more points 11 times this season, slowed things down by design in their 76-48 victory over...
by design | Mar 1, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams It was the right kind of snow for making a snowman. Make that a big snowman. A Big Orange snowman. Jason Welch found out last Wednesday night’s 4½ inches of snowfall packed tight and heavy as he began making a snowman the day after in his yard at...
by design | Feb 27, 2015 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely When the Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening it will consider requests from the police department, golf courses, city parks and discuss issuing multi-million dollar bonds. The police department is asking for an agreement with the...
