by Mark Nagi | May 12, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Ja’Wuan James was a part of perhaps the worst four year stretch in Tennessee football history. But his future looks a lot brighter than his recent past. On Thursday, May 8, James heard his name called by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, as he was...
by Joe Rector | May 12, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’m taking this opportunity to write about someone special. Instead of telling a story from my past or writing a diatribe about politics or the younger generation, my goal is to honor to a person who has touched so many lives. By the time I finish, I...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 12, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law The Tennessee Maternity and Adoption Care Leave Act is found at Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-21-408. This state law applies only to employers who employ 100 or more full-time employees at a job site or location. For...
by design | May 12, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
May 16 is National Bike to Work Day and local bike commuters are invited to stop by Market Square on their way to work and enjoy the festivities. Free coffee and biscuits will be available to participants between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. The annual Best Dressed Commuters...
by design | May 12, 2014 | Public Notice
Volunteers Portable Moving and Storage, hereby publishes notice, as required by Tennessee Self-Service Storage Facility Act (TN Stat. 66-31-101- 66-31-107) of a public sale of the property listed below to satisfy a landlords lien. All sales are for cash to the highest...
by design | May 11, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Rountree Defeats Trainor in School Board Race By Focus Staff The first round of voting in the races for the Knox County Board of Education is over and there will be at least one new fresh fresh face sitting on the Board come...
by Steve Hunley | May 11, 2014 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley With the election of Amber Rountree, one thing is certain: the Knox County Board of Education absolutely will change. No longer will East Knox County Board member Mike McMillan be kicked into a corner without getting a second to discuss those issues...
by design | May 11, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It’s one of those neighborhoods that, at first, appears to a small village, with clusters of businesses, older large and small homes, and people outside on porches, tending flower gardens, or chatting with neighbors. Originally...
by Ray Hill | May 11, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill While it might be difficult for readers to believe, once upon a time, Massachusetts was largely a Republican state. The first political dynasty was not the Kennedys, but rather the Lodges. There is the old bit of doggerel, “And this is good old Boston, the...
by design | May 11, 2014 | Archives
By Ken Lay Gibbs High School set out on the softball diamond to prove a point Wednesday night. The Lady Eagles, who ruled the roost in District 3-AA in the past, moved into Class AAA in 2014 and they responded by winning another district championship. Gibbs claimed...
