by Joe Rector | Aug 18, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Sometimes in life, the things a person likes the least pop up. It’s then that they have to try to handle the situation as well as possible. The other day I had the opportunity (?) to drive to Atlanta. I was participating in an event sponsored by the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 18, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
PART 1: SAFETY By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Under the old common law (made by court decisions rather than by statutes) doctrine brought to America from England, property law provided that landowners owned the air that rose above the earthly metes and bounds...
by design | Aug 18, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher If you’ve been following the recent antics of the Knox County School administration and Board of Education, you may have heard the term “Broad Academy.” That’s Broad, as in “road” with a “B” in front of it, NOT broad as in the broad side of a barn....
by design | Aug 18, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The League of Women Voters (LWV) and Knox County Education Association hosted a candidate forum Thursday August 14 for applicants to the 2nd District Board of Education seat. This is an interim position until second district voters elect a board member...
by Steve Williams | Aug 18, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’s a special time of the year. High school football season openers are just days away. I wish I had a nickle for every time I’ve heard a coach say, “The hay is in the barn.” Can we put Tennessee football on the back burner for a week? I know...
by design | Aug 17, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s paper. Allen made Deputy Chief By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com Thursday, August 14, 2014 will forever be remembered as a historic day for the Knoxville Police Department. Nate Allen, a highly respected and well-known member...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 17, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Like most people, I love to laugh. Recently, I got one of the better laughs I can remember when a friend of mine forwarded Joe Sullivan’s column in Metro Pulse to me. Mr. Sullivan wrote a column about the school system and class struggle or some such....
by design | Aug 17, 2014 | Archives
By David Klein There was an air of familiarity at Central High School Thursday night. Yes, that beloved pigskin with the laces that signals the turn of the calendar, has returned. Ten East Tennessee teams played five games of one quarter each, getting their licks in...
by Ray Hill | Aug 17, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Occasionally, a candidate comes out of nowhere to win an election. It is not a common occurrence in politics, but it has happened throughout our history. James Edward Murray was one such candidate. Born May 3, 1876 in Canada, young Murray was sent to the...
by design | Aug 17, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It’s odd how history weaves in and of Knox County’s communities. Sometimes the places in our area are founded by newcomers settling the area. Sometimes neighborhoods are developed by capitalists recognizing a good area for homes....
