by design | Jun 6, 2022 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What is the climate at the city police department? That’s the question that the new police chief is asking the Knoxville City Council for help to find out. The council voted Tuesday to accept a $40,250 donation from...
by design | Jun 5, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Jay, Johns and Allen speak at Republican Club meeting By Ken Lay Four area politicians made a stump stop at the Concord-Farragut Republican Club’s monthly meeting Thursday night. Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay (At-Large Seat 10) and Knox County District Attorney...
by design | Jun 5, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knoxville has more subsidized housing than any other city of its size in the entire country. Yet the City of Knoxville continues to spend and talk about “affordable” housing when it means subsidized housing. City Councilwoman Amelia Parker recently...
by design | Jun 5, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams On the Saturday morning of Farragut’s championship game against Clarksville May 28, senior Lauren Brakovec revealed how the Lady Admirals had dealt with a few days of stormy weather at Spring Fling XXIX. “For me, it’s all about staying loose and...
by design | Jun 5, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Much as it will surprise many readers, there was a time – – – a very long time indeed – – – when Tennessee was almost entirely a one-party state. Elections were decided inside the Democratic primaries. The...