by Steve Williams | Feb 4, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams With 20 years of experience as a football official, I would like to share my thoughts on the most famous non-call in the history of the National Football League. You know the one. I understand the argument some make about a loss shouldn’t be...
by design | Feb 3, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Eddie Mannis kicks off mayoral campaign By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “I’m never going to accept that OK is good enough,” promised Eddie Mannis as he kicked off his campaign to become Knoxville’s next mayor. Mannis praised the city’s past three mayors for the...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 3, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The radical abortion legislation pushed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with the remarks of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who was supporting similar legislation in his own state, is nothing less than appalling. Governor Northam said on a...
by design | Feb 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Rose King Mary Grubb Hickman celebrated her 92nd birthday at a surprise gathering on Saturday, January 26. Thinking she was going for an intimate birthday dinner with long-time friends, state Representative Dave Wright and wife, Pat, Mary brought her famous...
by design | Feb 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff Residents have been complaining about high water and sewer rates from the Hallsdale-Powell Utility District for years. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs hosted a public meeting to address the district’s water and sewage system Thursday evening at...
by design | Feb 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Ayden Greene warmed up just in time. Powell Middle School’s left handed shooting guard went ice cold for almost two periods, but fired in a 3-pointer to end a serious Cleveland run late in the third and the Panthers held off the Blue Raiders 42-35 in...
by design | Feb 3, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Join us for the 2019 KARM Dragon Boat Festival The Race with a Mission! Saturday, June 22nd, at The Cove at Concord Park Register your team now for a fun, family-friendly day on the water while raising funds for the homeless and those in need in our community!...
by design | Feb 2, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Berry Funeral Home to Conduct Memorial Service for Seven Veterans and One Spouse with Burial at East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Tuesday, Feb. 5 More than 60,000 homeless veterans in the U.S., many whose remains are unclaimed at their death, risk burial without...
by design | Feb 1, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Applies to New Regulations by Executive Branch Departments for the Next 90 Days NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued an executive order to halt new regulations for the next 90 days across all state executive branch departments ...
by design | Feb 1, 2019 | The Daily Focus
February 22, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – School Library For more information, contact the school office at 594-1360. (Parents Only) Prospective kindergarten parents are invited to attend Kindergarten Parent Preview! This meeting will provide...
