by Joe Rector | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector By now, millions of Americans have filed their tax returns; usually those folks are anticipating a refund. Citizens who might owe more taxes are a bit slower to file, and some request extensions to push back the dates that they must make the final...
by design | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson While campaigning in South Carolina, Hillary Clinton once intoned, “I don’t feel no-ways tarred.” Well, these days I often do. When I was younger, I used to get up, take a shower, drink Dolly’s “cup of ambition” and be at the top of my game. Not so...
by Steve Williams | Mar 2, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield left the Tennessee basketball program last year affectionately known as “Peanut Butter and Jelly.” So, with their former teammate’s collegiate career winding down, I’m going to call Jordan Bowden The Crust....
by design | Mar 2, 2020 | Public Notice
NOTICE Cause No. CE-29074 In the Circuit Court of Blount County, Tennessee Adoption of Lochlan Noah Perez DOB 12/18/2011 By: Eduardo Jose Perez and Maritza Vidal Perez, Petitioners Stephanie Nicole Perez, Respondent. In this cause, it appearing from the Order of...
by design | Mar 1, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pension Board attorneys prepare for Sessions Court date By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Retirement and Pension Board met Monday in Room 640 in the City-County Building for its regular session and approved several retirements...
by design | Mar 1, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com New City Councilman Tommy Smith said “Here” for the first time Tuesday as he took his seat to represent District 1 on the Knoxville City Council. Smith was chosen by the council recently to replace Stephanie...
by design | Mar 1, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It is true, some meetings of the Knox County Commission seem to go on forever. The sessions, which start at 5 p.m. have been known to stretch out five and six hours. In order to speed things up, the Commission’s Rules...
by Ray Hill | Mar 1, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William Gannaway Brownlow, better known to Tennesseans as “Parson” Brownlow, was another Volunteer State governor who made it to the United States Senate. Brownlow was as colorful a character, perhaps even more so, than his predecessor, Andrew Johnson. By...
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By Steve Williams Powell got off to a great start in the District 3-AAA girls basketball championship game. The Lady Panthers led by nine points over halfway through the opening period at Oak Ridge and Bailey Trumm’s third 3-point basket had them ahead by eight...
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By Mark Nagi Last season the Bearden Bulldogs achieved their dreams, winning the Class AAA championship in boys’ basketball for the first time in program history. They’ve got some work to do if they are going to get back to Murfreesboro. On Tuesday, February...
