by Steve Williams | Sep 16, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams South-Doyle is believed to be the only high school in Knox County to have “mental performance coaches” as part of its football staff. And last week, Head Coach Clark Duncan really needed them. After senior quarterback Mason Brang went down with a...
by design | Sep 16, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Like Rodney King, I wish we could all “just get along.” But, how is it possible to coexist with hate-driven insanity? Jesus himself refused to compromise with hypocritical Pharisees. Jesus’ language (tweets?) in the 23rd chapter of Matthew is...
by Mike Steely | Sep 16, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Interstate 81 begins where I-40 turns right and heads toward Asheville. The left lane becomes I-81 and runs all the way to the Canadian border. Our section of the highway shoots northeast through the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Along the southern...
by design | Sep 15, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Richie Beeler kicks off election campaign in Corryton By Ken Lay Richie Beeler kicked off his election campaign for Knox County Commission Tuesday night at the Corryton Senior and Community Center and his supporters came in droves. Beeler, who will seek his...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Across America the Universities that teach urban design and planning have a mantra that preaches high density, walkability, bike lanes, and mass transit. Single family homes and automobiles have been designated as the enemy. There are many buzzwords to...
by design | Sep 15, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com What is and what could be was the topic of a presentation at the Fountain City Town Hall meeting recently. Landscape architect Garry Menendez used a PowerPoint presentation to relay some of his ideas about the hub area there,...
by Ray Hill | Sep 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennessee politics was in flux in 1928 due to the nomination of New York governor Alfred E. Smith as the Democratic nominee for president. Smith, a cigar-chomping, derby hat wearing product of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen was a pronounced wet who openly...
by design | Sep 15, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Alex Norman It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. On Friday, September 13, the Central Bobcats stayed undefeated with a 16-7 victory over a motivated Hardin Valley team. “You have the opportunity to play against really good talent,” said Central head coach...
by design | Sep 15, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The losing streak reached three games for Webb School of Knoxville Friday night and for the second consecutive week the Spartans came up on the losing end of a 28-21 decision. But longtime Webb coach David Meske said that similarities between his...
by design | Sep 15, 2019 | The Daily Focus
A meeting to discuss a historic overlay district for a portion of the Oakwood Neighborhood has been scheduled for September 17, 2019. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Emerald Youth Foundation at 1718 N. Central St. The meeting location can be...
