by design | Apr 21, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mayor Jacobs opposed to changes in Knox Land Use Plan By Focus Staff “It’s not perfect but it’s a great improvement,” at-large Commissioner Kim Frazier told the Knox County Commission’s work session last week. She was referring to the Comprehensive Land Use and...
by design | Apr 21, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Will Iran Ever Be Held Accountable? By Steve Hunley Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University, was grilled last week about the school’s response to antisemitism and seemingly only reluctantly admitted calling for the annihilation of the Jewish people was...
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Irish top Spartans for first time since 2018 By Ken Lay Streaks are made to be broken. And on Wednesday night, Catholic High School’s boys soccer team snapped a long winless streak against longtime rival Webb School of Knoxville. The Irish also took a major step...
by design | Apr 21, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Southern Statesman: Lee S. Overman of North Carolina By Ray Hill Lee Slater Overman was a fixture in North Carolina politics from the turn of the century until his death. White-haired and portly, Overman dressed the part of a Southern statesman and was an adept...
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A-E numbers still low, while Carter is loaded By Steve Williams Tennis, anyone? Austin-East High has been trying to rebuild a tennis program the past two years, and it still has a long way to go. Going into this season, Co-Coaches Tomere Clark and Skikila...