by design | Aug 11, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Dr. Jody Goins welcomed to CHS By Tasha Mahurin tasha@knoxfocus.com Students and teachers at Central High School welcomed their new principal, Dr. Jody Goins, with all the fanfare of a pep rally last week. “I’m...
by design | Aug 11, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knoxvillians and Knox Countians, by an overwhelming majority, support nonpartisan election of local officials. This week’s Knoxville Focus poll posed the question, “In your opinion, should local elections be partisan or nonpartisan?” Almost 71% of...
by design | Aug 11, 2013 | Archives
By Joe Rector Karns High School hits the century mark this year, and helping to make the year an unforgettable one is new principal Kim Towe. What’s even more special is the fact that Towe is a former Karns student herself. She graduated from the school in 1981...
by Ray Hill | Aug 11, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Margaret “Peggy” Timberlake Eaton has been the subject of books and even one Hollywood film (The Gorgeous Hussy) and is oftentimes portrayed as the vixen who nearly caused the collapse of President Andrew Jackson’s administration. The controversy over...
by design | Aug 11, 2013 | Archives
By Bill Mynatt, Radio Voice of Powell Panther football on AM 620 WRJZ, host of The District, Saturday mornings at 10 on AM 760 WETR powellfootballradiovoice@yahoo.com This time last year the Powell Panthers, who were coming off of a 14-1 season and a state class 5A...
by design | Aug 11, 2013 | Archives
Embassy Suites Hotels celebrated the official grand opening of the new Embassy Suites Knoxville West last Tuesday with local officials and community members, with a ceremony marking the arrival of the area’s first full-service property in 25 years. Owned and managed...
by design | Aug 11, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
We at the Knoxville Focus are looking into a couple purchase orders. . After reading the July purchase orders on the County website this one really stood out! More to come…developing! Dan Andrews reports… 07/10/2013 2014 Metropolitan Planning...
by design | Aug 10, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/iwar/street_legal_just_the_thi.php Would recommend to any prospective tank buyer ;-). Thanks for the tank! protectivepowder ( 58) Mar 06, 2009 00:05 1958 British Saladin Military Tank Street Ready (#300294269474) US $20,000.00...
by design | Aug 9, 2013 | Dan Andrews, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Angela Starke, the Director of Communications for the City Mayor, has confirmed to me first hand that she will be stepping down in late December or early January from her position. She will be moving to Florida where her spouse has taken up a new career opportunity....
by design | Aug 7, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Mayor Rogero spoke with me today and stated that she has absolutely no intention of higher office.
