by Ralphine Major | Feb 4, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He was scheduled to speak on Super Bowl Sunday last year, but was given a trip to the Super Bowl instead. A few months later, he captivated an entire congregation for nearly an hour with his riveting story and testimony. It is a story of hopes and...
by design | Feb 4, 2013 | Baker, Columnist
By Sarah Baker It was sixth grade, and I probably weighed sixty pounds soaking wet. The rowdy cafeteria was being monitored by Coach Mike White, whose piercing blue-eyed stare and thunderous voice left no need for a whistle or a megaphone. I was hungry and grouchy,...
by design | Feb 4, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
Hamilton’s unfortunate legacy lives on at UT By Richie Beeler The University of Tennessee athletic department is approximately $200 million in debt with a cash reserve of $1.95 million, according to a report from CBS Sports released last week. That puts UT in the...
by design | Feb 3, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Ruthie Kuhlman elected Chair of Knox County Republican Party By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com Despite the frigid temperatures on Saturday morning, Republicans from across Knox County filed into Central High School for...
by design | Feb 3, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knoxville and Knox County voters appear to be sharply divided in their opinions about digital signs. This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked likely voters this question: “Do you believe electronic digital billboards should be banned in Knox County?”...
by design | Feb 3, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com In East Knoxville, just at the Magnolia Ave. and Asheville Hwy. split, lies a local lunch spot so distinctly “Knoxville” that one of their regular customers is Johnny Knoxville himself. The smorgasbord menu includes everything...
by Ray Hill | Feb 3, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Few politicians enjoyed the lengthy career Hiram W. Johnson carved out in California. Johnson’s time in public office was stormy, yet he remained enduringly popular. By the time of his death in 1945, Hiram Johnson was a living icon in his home...
by design | Feb 3, 2013 | Archives
By Ken Lay Powell Middle School’s boys basketball team won its second consecutive regular-season Knox County Middle School Basketball Conference Championship last week. The Panthers (19-1 overall, 13-0 in the KCMSBC) clinched their second consecutive conference title...
by design | Feb 3, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com While on the campaign trail in 2010, candidate for Knox County Mayor, Tim Burchett vowed to end the purchasing-card system for county departments under his control. Shortly after taking office, he did. “Shortly after I took...
by design | Feb 3, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Photo taken from my backyard in Concord, Tennessee.
