by design | Mar 16, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Commission Candidate Ed Brantley visits Corryton By David Klein A retired Knoxville radio executive is looking for a new way to serve the citizens of Knox County. Former radioman Ed Brantley, who was a long-time...
by design | Mar 16, 2014 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Focus poll posed the question, “In your opinion, should state government or the federal government determine the curriculum in public schools?” 82.29% of respondents said they favor control of school curriculum by the state government rather...
by design | Mar 16, 2014 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com North Knoxville is primarily fed by two main roads, Broadway and Central Street. Both Broadway and Central offer strips of mixed businesses, chic little clubs and shops, thrift stores, strip malls, fast foods and local...
by Ray Hill | Mar 16, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Senator Estes Kefauver had made a spirited bid for the 1952 Democratic presidential nomination, only to lose to a candidate who had never entered the first primary and remained coy until the last minute. Kefauver was profoundly disappointed but that did...
by design | Mar 16, 2014 | Archives
By Steve Williams Fulton High’s girls basketball team couldn’t have done much more. After becoming the first in school history to make it to the TSSAA state tournament, the Lady Falcons advanced to the championship game before falling to Elizabethton 66-52 on Saturday...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 16, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Just when you think there’s nothing more the government can do to bounce against the ceiling of stupidity something always comes along to reassure you. A lot of folks have been outraged by the Board of Education having spent around $1.2 million for a...
by design | Mar 16, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
A reader made a special request for the photos to the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade photos I took a while back. Thank you for reading the Focus. I am more then happy to provide the link. Simply click on the link bellow and find your photos. ...
by design | Mar 16, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7Djz_7y9oGvMjVkeFFZbGNuRkk&usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7Djz_7y9oGvQWxBdjhxOG83dlU&usp=sharing Last night was a magical night for many. The Honorable Allen West stayed and...
by design | Mar 14, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
Seymour’s spring “Roads and Rivers Day” will be held on Saturday, March 15, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Keep Sevier Beautiful sponsors this twice-a-year event for removing unsightly litter from the area’s roadsides, rivers banks, and public areas. Since Seymour...
by design | Mar 13, 2014 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Loading at the Bijou Theater will temporarily close lanes on Cumberland Avenue and Gay Street, while on Sunday Barley’s Taproom St. Patrick’s Day 5K will mean some downtown road closures. Friday, March 14 – 9-12 a.m. Lane Closures at Cumberland Avenue and Gay...
