by Ray Hill | Aug 25, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill West Virginia was once one of the more reliably Republican states in the country. Following the Great Depression and the rise of the machine headed by U. S. Senator Matthew Mansfield Neely of Fairmont, the election of 1932 changed the political...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 25, 2013 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley The media barrage has begun and Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre is doing his best to spin the drop in ACT scores in Knox County. Like a stressed circus poodle, Dr. McIntyre is spinning, jumping, and barking that the results don’t mean a thing in...
by design | Aug 25, 2013 | Archives
By Steve Williams Karns and Hardin Valley Academy became an “instant rivalry” in football just a few years ago, and the Beavers and Hawks will add another chapter to one of Knox County’s newest high school sports rivalries Friday night at Hardin Valley. “Yes, it...
by design | Aug 25, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Today during an ice cream social at Edgewood Park for Rick Staples a surprise endorsement was made by Commissioner McKenzie. He publicly and officially backs Rich Staples for City Council 4th district. The ice cream social was officially sanctioned,...
by design | Aug 24, 2013 | Dan Andrews, sports, The Daily Focus
“If you market it right they will come.” Much like the movie “Field of Dreams” that is exactly what happened tonight at Regal Stadium. In an effort to boost attendance and continue to take Lady Vol Soccer to the next level, the...
by design | Aug 23, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
http://knoxcounty.org/purchasing/pdfs/showfile.php?id=2799 This is kind of government geek interesting. The county is looking to create an Emergency Mass Notification System. However, many good strong technical and logistical questions have been raised and...
by design | Aug 22, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
I did some asking around tonight with local hotels and all confirm to me that they have no measurable influx of people sleeping overnight. I have checked hotels.com and priceline.com and basically the pattern I am observing is that the $40 a night hotels are in...
by design | Aug 22, 2013 | Dan Andrews, sports, The Daily Focus
While they may not be as cool as Spiderman the “Knoxville Footbag Association” comes very close. I have been checking in with the KFA for over a year now. They meet usually at Market Square on Wednesday night. I was literally blown away by how...
by design | Aug 22, 2013 | Dan Andrews, music, The Daily Focus
Well the second round of the election season for Country Music Association is in full swing. As a CMA sterling member, I get a lot of campaign emails and swag. I decided to show some of the behind the scenes of what goes into an award show...
by design | Aug 21, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Well the good people at PBA have just informed me that the external lights on the Sunsphere are no longer operating 24 hours a day. The lighting now operates on a photocell so when the sun comes out the lights go off.
