by design | Apr 6, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Rountree shines at School Board Candidates Forum By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Candidates for the Knox County Board of Education met last week in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters....
by design | Apr 6, 2014 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Focus poll posed the question, “Do you support or oppose the Common Core curriculum for public schools?” Better than 60% of Knox Countians say they oppose the Common Core curriculum. The district with the most support for Common Core was the...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 6, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley If anyone doubted that the school system and the appointed superintendent plays politics, two recent press releases should be enough to remove the rose colored glasses of his few supporters. The school system recently sent out press releases for...
by Ray Hill | Apr 6, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Estes Kefauver had been in the United States Senate for twelve years in 1960. He had quickly risen to national prominence, making two serious bids for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956. Kefauver had crushed a determined opposition...
by design | Apr 6, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It’s the little town with a lot of muscle, the western end of Knox County that has lured newcomers and professionals alike, the shopping and commercial heart of suburbia, and the little engine that could. Farragut did not exist as...
by design | Apr 6, 2014 | Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Knoxville Christian School baseball is just in its second season, but the Knights have been holding their own in games against local teams with established programs. After losing its season opener at Alcoa 10-5 on March 10, KCS won at Karns 6-4 the...
by design | Apr 3, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Last month I was at the Corryton Senior Center and I noticed that the flags were really tattered. So I called the Chief Communications Public Information and Media Liaison Coordinator Michael Grider. He stated he would take care of the situation. Tonight I had to go...
by design | Apr 3, 2014 | Knox County, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will hold his next Lunch with the Mayor event this Friday, April 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pete’s Coffee Shop & Restaurant located in downtown Knoxville at 540 Union Avenue. The restaurant is locally owned and operated. ...
by design | Apr 3, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Here is an unusual situation. Imagine getting the public endorsement of a beloved sports figure in Knoxville. Then that beloved sports figure stabs Knoxville in the back. Oh did I mention that the person in question lied, cheated, and created a host of NCAA...
by design | Apr 2, 2014 | Knoxville, sports, The Daily Focus
Young female athletes from around the globe and Michelle Kwan—five-time world figure skating champion, two-time Olympic medalist and senior adviser at the U.S. Department of State—will visit the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during the next few weeks. The...
