by design | Apr 16, 2018 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Should the city borrow $17.5 million through bonds or pay for the city’s ownership and conversion of street lights to LED bulbs? That was a question raised Tuesday evening by Councilman George Wallace regarding two items on the agenda: one to authorize...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
School Budget Pandemonium By Focus Staff There was pandemonium at a recent meeting of the Knox County Board of Education. Last week, the board met in both work and regular sessions to discuss the budget proposed by Superintendent Bob Thomas. Thomas and the board are...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Lord have mercy! To read the editorial penned by Buzz Thomas in the Knoxville New Sentinel a week and a half ago, one would think the world as we know it was coming to an end. Fortunately, it’s more of a case of Chicken Little and “The sky is falling!...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Twenty-six flights and more than 3,300 military veterans: the numbers backing the history of Knoxville’s Honor Air are impressive but the real story is the precise organization it takes to run events behind the scenes. Prestige...
by Ray Hill | Apr 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Clearly, one of the most important and powerful positions in the American system of government is Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. The last Tennessean to occupy this vital post was Joseph W. Byrns. Joseph Wellington Byrns was born July 20,...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay As a softball player at Hardin Valley Academy, Jayden Blosser has competed on the state’s biggest stage. Blosser, a senior catcher for the Lady Hawks, has played in the Class AAA State Tournament as a freshman. She’s also been a part of two district...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams It had been a rather quiet off-season on the local high school football coaching scene until about two weeks ago. Before then, only two schools had undergone head coaching changes since the end of the 2017 campaign. Jerry Cooper stepped down...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Three-Day Festival to commence on May 4th will offer activities for all ages! Ober Gatlinburg will host a new spring festival Maifest, beginning Friday, May 4 running through Sunday, May 6. Maifest is a traditional German celebration of the arrival of spring with...
by design | Apr 14, 2018 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It isn’t often that a road closure gets much attention at the Knox County Commission but Monday’s work session has a one-line item that may see some discussion. “Consideration of the closure of a portion of Twin Creek Road between...
by design | Apr 13, 2018 | The Daily Focus
