by design | Dec 5, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Individuals, companies or organizations wishing to assist with donations or other philanthropic efforts in memory of the victims of Tuesday’s bus accident may do so in the following ways: Monetary donations: TVA Credit Union has set up accounts for the...
by design | Dec 2, 2014 | Dan Andrews, News, The Daily Focus
With hacking becoming an everyday issue, I am taking a proactive approach. I am trying to create a more secure phone. Of course, nothing is totally secure. If a foreign country is going to target your phone, odds are they will probably succeed. Here is what I have on...
by design | Dec 1, 2014 | Public Notice
75 FORECLOSURES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on January 12, 2015 on or about 11:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein...
by design | Dec 1, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson We don’t answer our landline (phone) very much these days because it’s usually telemarketers or, most recently, political messages. For Becky and me our iPhones have become our traveling offices and communication centers. I’m not advertising...
by design | Dec 1, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Back in September, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett made the news by saying that he wanted information connected to a school system reading program he helped establish several years ago, and that school leaders were resisting his request. Frustrated by...
by Joe Rector | Dec 1, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Over the last year, I’ve gone through some changes in life. No, all haven’t been welcome, but each has caused me to take a look at things in a different light. Overall, I suppose the new things have been for the best. Amy lost her job last year at the...
by design | Dec 1, 2014 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore There are very few people who do not watch the same movies year after year at the same season–Christmas time. Out of habit or simply for the love of these movies compels us to watch even though we know most of them by heart. There are many of...
by design | Nov 30, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Internal Auditor Empowered? By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The superintendent of schools may be called back before the Knox County Commission to answer questions regarding the Physical Plant Upgrade (PPU) funds being used in the construction of schools. The...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 30, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley If the WBIR Inside Tennessee segment that aired on November 23 is any indication, the school system could save a lot of money by eliminating their entire half-million dollar PR department, and simply relying on District 3 School Board member Doug...
by Ray Hill | Nov 30, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, was well known for having a volatile temper and had won a well-deserved reputation as a feudist. It was not uncommon for the peppery senator to become involved in a physical altercation, even...
