by Ralphine Major | Feb 3, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major You may have seen them at area malls or at the historic Tennessee Theatre. Wherever they perform, they are sure to draw a crowd. Organized in 2009, the Holston Middle School Kids in America Show Choir will be performing “Disney’s Aladdin Junior” on...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 3, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law You may have heard that one of the many reasons the Great State of Tennessee is an especially wonderful place in which to live and do business is because it does not have an income tax. This is not completely accurate. True,...
by Steve Williams | Feb 3, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams A little over 48 hours after Florida handed the Tennessee men’s basketball team its worst defeat of the season, a voice was heard in the darkness: “Right now I just wish fans would stay on board with this team and this coach.” Maybe you heard the...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 3, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman These days it is all the rage in the National Hockey League to play outdoors. This year alone, five games will have been played without a roof. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Los Angeles, California, The Bronx, New York and Chicago, Illinois, huge crowds...
by design | Feb 2, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Commission listens to teachers By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Who exactly controls discussions at the upcoming County Commission and Board of Education Retreat? This was a question at last week’s commission...
by design | Feb 2, 2014 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
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by design | Feb 2, 2014 | Archives
By Steve Williams When Jeff McMillan played football for Carter High School in the mid-1970s, the “Green Hornets” were beginning a 10-year period when they were known more for their defense than anything else. Almost 40 years later, McMillan, who has...
by Ray Hill | Feb 2, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill By 1946 Estes Kefauver had been in Congress for seven years and was contemplating a race against Tennessee’s most powerful political figure, United States Senator Kenneth D. McKellar. Although little known outside his own Congressional district, Kefauver...
by design | Feb 2, 2014 | Archives
By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com Braving the iced roads and snarled traffic from Atlanta, the President of the American Meteorological Society travelled to Knoxville Thursday to speak with members of the local chapter of the American Meteorological Society Smoky...
by design | Feb 2, 2014 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The recent snow hampered practice plans for Hardin Valley Academy’s girls basketball team — and the lack of gym time was evident early in Friday night’s game against West High School. The Lady Hawks would eventually celebrate Senior Night with a 75-59...
