by Steve Williams | Aug 26, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Since Tennessee’s Orange and White spring football game on April 13, it’s been what many fans refer to as the “talking season.” It’s the final phase of what has evolved into a year-round football season and does not end until the regular season kicks...
by design | Aug 26, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I used to read the New York Times, the Washington Post and listen to the news on National Public Radio. Not anymore, though I still listen to classical music on the NPR affiliate, WUOT. Nonetheless, I am well aware of the major news media’s...
by Joe Rector | Aug 26, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector We’re living in a country where lines aren’t so easily drawn. Oh sure, the GOP and Democrats have staked their claims to sides of issues. But even in that case, the absolute truth doesn’t exist. Plenty of Republicans around the country don’t buy in to...
by design | Aug 26, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Saturday, October 19, 2019 VENUE: The River Vista Weddings and Events 3559 Johnson Frazier Cemetery Road Knoxville, TN 37914 Cost: $40.00 per person Dress: Casual Please RSVP “yes” by September 1, 2019 to Brenda Parton Anderson, 6127 S....
by design | Aug 25, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Community Development seeks input on housing By Bill Howard Cities face many difficult problems and issues, not the least of them trying to provide decent and affordable housing for those who have that need. As with any issue, allocating very finite resources to...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 25, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The biggest issue in the coming City of Knoxville elections is, without a doubt, Recode. Knoxville’s longest serving mayor, Victor Ashe, has appropriately termed it a massive “rezoning” package and indeed it does affect virtually every property within...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 25, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, The Daily Focus
It has come to my attention, through social and other media, that in last week’s Publisher’s Position I incorrectly identified 2019 city council candidate Amelia Parker as having dropped the “F bomb” while addressing city council about an issue at a council meeting in...
by design | Aug 25, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com One week ago something happened in Knoxville that will create commerce and visitation between downtown and the South Waterfront. That Monday the Red Line Trolley began serving the area via a looping route from the Trolley Superstop...
by Ray Hill | Aug 25, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Prentice Cooper of Shelbyville, three times governor of Tennessee, had announced he would once again seek to become the Volunteer State’s chief executive on New Year’s day in 1958. The sixty-two year old Cooper was one of many prospective candidates all...
by design | Aug 25, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com You might say the 2019 East Tennessee History Fair was a historic success, and you would be absolutely correct. The recent “Blast from the Past” held downtown had everything that a history buff, young or old, could want. “Seems...
