by design | May 25, 2021 | The Daily Focus
TDOT to Suspend All Lane Closure Activity for the Holiday Weekend Road Construction will not delay motorists as they travel Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane...
by Tom Mattingly | May 24, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly No Vol fan woke up in a good humor the morning of Sunday, Sept. 28, 1958, after the season opener at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL. The day before, Sept. 27, will long live-in infamy in the history of Tennessee football. The Vols are likely to be in...
by Mark Nagi | May 24, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Back in January 2006, Tennessee’s men’s basketball team upset Florida 80-76, in one of the most exciting games ever played at Thompson-Boling Arena. Students waited in line for hours and were rewarded for their patience with that victory. The...
by design | May 24, 2021 | Public Notice
by design | May 24, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Six people who picked up petitions for the city council race didn’t return them by Thursday’s noon deadline. That narrows the field a bit in what looks like a fully contested election where the top two candidates move on to the November election....
by design | May 24, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES Non-Resident Notice TO: ASHLEY CHRISTINE HOWARD IN RE: JUSTIN WAYNE MONROE ASHLEY CHRISTINE HOWARD 201953-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the...
by design | May 23, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Renovations coming for Claude Walker Park By Ken Lay The ball fields at Claude Walker Park will soon be getting a facelift as the city has received a $1.6 million philanthropic gift courtesy of GEM Development Group. Claude Walker Park, located in East Knoxville...
by Steve Hunley | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Sentinel Squalls The Knoxville News-Sentinel has launched a series of print attacks against The Knoxville Focus. The reason is because the Knox County Commission is considering a resolution they feel threatens their near-monopoly on the...
by John Duncan | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Duncan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By John J. Duncan Jr. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) should host a dinner in Washington in honor of Shane Hazel. The dinner would be in appreciation for Mr. Hazel giving the Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. Mr. Hazel, for the 99% plus of people who have no idea who...
by Ray Hill | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For decades the Tennessee General Assembly was largely ruled by three men: Walter M. “Pete” Haynes of Decherd; I. D. Beasley of Carthage and James H. Cummings of Woodbury. Known as the “Unholy Trinity”, the three men were powerful legislators and highly...
