by design | Aug 17, 2014 | Archives
By Steve Williams After 38 years, Jeff McMillan and Carter High School football are back together again. The reunion will become official Thursday night when Coach McMillan leads his Hornets onto the same field where he played his senior season of high school football...
by design | Aug 16, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Several critical things are happening between the Knox County Board of Education (BOE) and the Knox County Commission. Both bodies have been through a year of conflict and now face a critical moment. For those readers not familiar with...
by design | Aug 15, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett released the following statement on the school system’s decision to allow paid administrative leave to an employee for more than two years: “There continues to be a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the school...
by design | Aug 12, 2014 | Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
Don’t be alarmed if you see smoke drifting out of a downtown area storm drain or even coming out of interior sinks and drains inside buildings on Thursday afternoon. It’s part of a scheduled “smoke test,” in which smoke will be directed into the stormwater system...
by design | Aug 12, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
In an email from Commissioner Amy Broyles: Dear Second District Residents, This Thursday evening, August 14th, there will be a Public Forum at 6:00 pm in the auditorium of Gresham Middle School to introduce you to the candidates who have submitted...
by design | Aug 11, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
Last Monday there was an editorial in the Knoxville News-Sentinel (8/4/14) regarding Tennessee’s assessments, showing a lack of reality and insight. While it is true that a multiple choice test cannot tell us all that a student has learned, this has...
by design | Aug 11, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s been described as the Delhi Belly, the Green Apple Quick Step, Montezuma’s Revenge and other guttural, though no less descriptive, terms. We’ve all had it and suffered through it. It’s a dreaded condition on cruise ships and may cause you to...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 11, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Another member of the 1964-65 Gibbs basketball team that played a big part in the success of the team is Mike Graves. Focus readers may remember reading about Mike earlier in this series. Mike’s brother, Ron Graves, was a senior...
by Joe Rector | Aug 11, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector By the time this column is printed, the primaries will be finished. I say, “Thank you, Lord!” Like most people, I’m tired of the endless television commercials, recorded phone calls, and colorful junk mail that have bombarded my home for several months....
by Mike Steely | Aug 11, 2014 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Monroe County is known for many things. There’s Estes Kefauver’s home and grave, Fort Loudoun, Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tellico Blockhouse, Lake Tellico and Hiwassee College. There’s also Bald River Falls, the Cherohala Skyway drive, Coker Creek,...
