by design | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Fountain City Town Hall held a community meeting last Monday at the Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park to begin planning for the Honor Fountain City Day in May and to hear from the city on the restoration of the lake...
by Ray Hill | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Just after the turn of the century, Tennessee’s Democratic Party became almost hopelessly fractured. The candidacies of two men helped to heal the deep divisions inside the Democratic Party in Tennessee: that of Kenneth D. McKellar for the United...
by design | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It’s one of those little shops where you immediately feel welcome and right at home. Not Too Shabby, next to Impromptu Home and Garden Accessories at 5901 Chapman Highway, is owned and operated by Jama M. Williams. Jama told The...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Governor Bill Haslam is surprised over the defeat of his “Insure Tennessee” program inside a committee in the State Senate. I’m not the least bit surprised. Evidently the governor doesn’t talk to many people outside his own circle. The legislature is...
by design | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams David Haskell hadn’t planned on coaching basketball this season. He would be teaching health and physical education for the second year at Vine Middle Magnet Academy. Haskell’s son, Connor, would be coming to Vine with him for his eighth grade year...
by design | Feb 15, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely South Knoxville has some beautiful historic homes and buildings and neighborhoods that are proud of their area and the history there. As you cross the Henley Street Bridge and drive down Chapman Highway into South Knoxville, you might not realize...
by design | Feb 11, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Lauren Hopson, the founder of Students, Parents and Educators Across Knox County (SPEAK) and a teacher advocate who has been outspoken concerning Superintendent James McIntyre and school policies, has been elected by fellow Knox County...
by design | Feb 9, 2015 | Archives
By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com “Professional and genuine.” I continue to write those words repeatedly when describing Knoxville’s own Jacob Whitesides. Three years ago, I drove out to Nashville to cover the young man at the very beginning of his career. After...
by design | Feb 9, 2015 | Moore
By Rosie Moore Valentine’s Day is only a few days away, when lovers show their love in various ways. Here are some quotes from people about that day. “Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an...
by design | Feb 9, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s difficult not to be discouraged these days. I sometimes wonder if the uninformed are happier. However, how can anyone not be aware of the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) savages or call them anything else? After all, they murder and...
