by design | Feb 12, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Here at The Knoxville Focus we believe in being fair, balanced, and reporting the whole truth. So in fairness to PSCD we are reprinting the press release they sent out on their Facebook page on Sunday. We are printing it verbatim to allow the reader an unfiltered...
by design | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr Jim Ferguson As I look up at the cloudy February skies and watch the cold drizzle fall, I begin to long for spring. In fact, about the only good thing I can say about February is that it’s short. Perhaps a sign of aging is that you long for southern regions...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman National Signing Day is a big deal across the nation, and it was in Knoxville as well. Locally, one of the busiest stops was just off of Dutchtown Road, at Christian Academy of Knoxville. On Wednesday, February 6th, nine C.A.K. Warriors (boys and...
by design | Feb 11, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
General Assembly must address elected Superintendent By Richie Beeler Ask anyone who knows me. I am an advocate of elections. I believe the right to vote for government officials is the single most sacred one we hold as citizens of a constitutional republic. It has...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley, Publisher Recent revelations by the Knoxville News-Sentinel indicate some serious problems with the Knox County school system. Some brilliant reporting by Jamie Satterfield has brought to light the fact the Knox County school system evidently paid a...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major She left suddenly one Monday morning over two years ago when she was way too young. An ambulance was summoned, but doctors’ best efforts could not save her. Tamela Marie Wheeler passed away at age 48, but she lived life to the fullest during those...
by design | Feb 10, 2013 | From the publisher's desk, The Daily Focus
More and more people are reading about the failed security systems at Powell Middle School and Hardin Valley Academy, largely thanks to some great reporting by Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Most every member of the Board of Education, except for...
by design | Feb 10, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Burchett takes action to aid South Knox business owners By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com South Knoxville business owners were dealt a blow last week when TDOT made the announcement that the Henley Street...
by design | Feb 10, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knoxville and Knox County voters strongly favor a security audit for the school system. Likely voters were asked the question, “In light of recent events published in the media regarding failures and deficiencies with Knox County Schools...
by Steve Williams | Feb 10, 2013 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams Butch Jones, new University of Tennessee head football coach, was asked about Vonn Bell – a 5-star recruit who picked Ohio State over the Vols – early in his National Signing Day press conference last week He gave a brief but polite answer and then...
