by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com The president unveiled his $6 trillion budget – although using the word “budget” next to $6 trillion seems ludicrous. I will leave it to others to critique the contents of the proposal. There is one surprisingly honest facet...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The only thing that progressives do is make things progressively worse. Greg Gutfeld By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s a beautiful Wednesday afternoon as I sit down to write this column. Usually by this time something has popped up which interests me enough to spin into an...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely I don’t fish very often, not as much as I’d like to. I’ve fished deep sea, from ocean beaches and piers, with my kids and wife or by myself, and caught just about every variety of fish. Nowadays I fish occasionally and usually from the banks of the...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Cassie Kuerschen and BJ Edwards have brought a lot of excitement to the sports scene at Knoxville Catholic High School. Irish fans will miss seeing Kuerschen playing the game of volleyball as she begins her collegiate career at Penn State this fall....
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Catholic High School football player J.T. Quinones will continue his academic pursuits and athletic career in college. He finalized his college plans Thursday afternoon when he signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Carson-Newman University....
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major It was a rare opportunity. A few years after the 38th president of the United States left office, his presidential limousine was put on display at what was then the TVA&I Fair in Knoxville. At the time, it was a state-of-the-art vehicle. With...
by design | Jun 27, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Merit System Council met Wednesday afternoon in the Small Assembly Room of the City-County Building and voted to re-elect their leader. Gina Oster was nominated by Jim Jennings and approved for the...
by design | Jun 26, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The law firm of Baker Donelson has been hired to represent the Knoxville-Knox County Sports Authority. The members met Tuesday at the Beck Cultural Center and approved the hiring. Stephanie Welch, Chief of the city’s...
by design | Jun 25, 2021 | The Daily Focus
June 25, 2021 Dear Gabe, I read your letter and appreciate your response. However, I do not agree with your philosophy or your interpretation. I do not necessarily oppose KUB entering the broadband business as you said in your letter. I do oppose spending $700 million...
by design | Jun 25, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The King’s Academy enthusiastically announced Coach Sean Jones as the next athletic director for the one hundred and forty-two-year-old institution. Coach Jones joined TKA in the fall of 2020 as the varsity boys basketball coach and development officer. Prior to his...
