by design | Apr 24, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
KUB has been receiving calls today from customers who reported someone called to say they owe money on their account. The caller also asked for financial information–and even offered to send someone to the home to collect. This is a scam. “We urge...
by design | Apr 24, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Tennessee head coach Butch Jones announced on Tuesday that Bob Welton has been named the Vols’ new director of player personnel. A veteran of the NFL ranks, Welton spent the last nine years with the Cleveland Browns. “We are extremely excited to welcome...
by design | Apr 21, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. State Budget Contains Funds to help South Knoxville State Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville) said last Friday that Governor Bill Haslam included a $30,000 economic development grant to the Legacy Parks Foundation in the...
by design | Apr 21, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked voters the question, “In your opinion, should the Tennessee Valley Authority be privatized”? More than 80% of likely voters said that no, TVA should not be privatized. Only slightly more than 19% believe TVA...
by design | Apr 21, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin tasha@knoxfocus.com The ground breaking ceremony for the expansion of the Knox County Juvenile Court boasted a virtual Who’s Who of government. Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, an unmistakable presence with his height of 6 feet and seven inches, sat...
by Ray Hill | Apr 21, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Almost entirely forgotten today, Benton McMillin was one of the most popular politicians in Tennessee for decades. McMillin served in Congress for twenty years, two terms as Tennessee’s governor, and went on to serve as a diplomat. McMillin’s wife,...
by design | Apr 21, 2013 | Archives
By Steve Williams For years, Ed Irvin had a dynasty in high school girls volleyball. It’s no wonder he was a unanimous selection for induction into the Greater Knoxville Sports Halls of Fame’s Class of 2013. As a head coach in volleyball for 28 years, Irvin compiled a...
by design | Apr 21, 2013 | Archives
By Ken Lay The Farragut High-Bearden High boys soccer rivalry has seen plenty of hotly contested and intense matches over the past several years. But Friday night, the latest chapter between Knoxville’s top Class AAA powerhouses proved to be anything but intriguing as...
by design | Apr 21, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
This is a critical week for radio stations far and wide. Arbitron is the ratings system for radio…those ratings will be released this week. To quote Hall of Fame Coach Bill Parcells: “you are what your numbers say you are.”
