by Mark Nagi | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Over the weekend the Tennessee Volunteers got spring practice underway. It was the first time that new head coach Butch Jones got to see his team in a real, live practice session. Question marks abound for this group… a group coming off a third...
by Steve Williams | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When I see yellow daffodils and forsythia bushes blooming in early spring it always reminds me that it’s time for the TSSAA state high school basketball tournaments. It’s that time now. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. For 15 years or so in...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was January of ‘65 and the undefeated Gibbs Eagles were in Middle Tennessee for a matchup with undefeated Murfreesboro. Principal Max Clendenen tried to open the door for the Gibbs group to enter the gym. A man stuck his head out and said, “Sorry,...
by design | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The world stands out on either side, no wider than the heart is wide; Above the world is stretched the sky, no higher than the soul is high…” Edna St. Vincent Millay I think it’s easier to comprehend the vastness of the ocean (and the...
by design | Mar 11, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Details involving #Southfest have begun to emerge. On the county side, the Mayor’s office is hard at work brainstorming. One proposed plan includes “meet the fleet.” The idea is to allow young children the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and...
by design | Mar 11, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Multiple sources indicate that local official’s plan to seek tax relief for South Knoxville businesses from Nashville faces many hurdles in our state’s capitol. State lawmakers fear that allowing a tax break might set a precedent that could cost the state...
by design | Mar 10, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Gibbs uses improbable comeback to make State By Ken Lay Gibbs High School’s boys basketball team found itself in a familiar place early last week. The Eagles were down big in the fourth-quarter of a Section 1-AA...
by design | Mar 10, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
Click here to view the full results. By Focus Staff By a large majority, Knox County voters favor term limits for the members of the Knox County Board of Education. This week’s Knoxville Focus poll posed the question: “Most elected offices in Knox County are...
by design | Mar 10, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com South Knoxville businesses were sent reeling after an announcement earlier this year that the reopening Henley Street Bridge would be delayed until February 2014, a full six months past its original estimated completion date. Knox...
by Ray Hill | Mar 10, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill The South produced a number of successful demagogues, not the least of which was James K. Vardaman, a governor and senator from Mississippi. At the height of his career, Vardaman was unquestionably the most popular politician in Mississippi. James Kimble...
