By Ken Lay The 2013 high school football season had its unofficial opening Thursday night with the Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic Jamboree at Neyland Stadium. The games didn’t mean anything but many teams looked to be in midseason form. The new season will begin for most area teams next week but that didn’t mean that the […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What started out as Peyton Manning’s idea, was a smashing success on Saturday night as 39,000 fans came out to the Vols open practice at Neyland Stadium. Butch Jones led the Vols through its normal practice including scrimmage situations, one-on-one drills and even the three-man weave. “First of all, thank you for […]
After 4 years of branding themselves, they are now in a position to bring a major market Morning Show to Knoxville on the locally owned 106.1 The River (WJRV-FM). The Bob and Sheri Show will make their debut on The River on Monday August 19th from 5:30a-9a. Bob and Sheri are in 42 Markets and […]
The parking lot companies have really responded to the call for more signs with better explanations of the parking process. This is in regards to booting. Dan Andrews reporting.
So far the transition of Trustee has gone much smoother then expected according to a number of sources in the Office of the Trustee. The biggest and most welcome change is that Mr. Leuthold has instituted an open door policy for employees in his office. He literally leaves the door open all the time except when […]
Mike Hammond’s “Open Mike Night” is rapidly growing into a monthly favorite event of mine. Each month Mike Hammond brings in a wide array of musical talent. Most are local unsigned artists who perform for the love of music and the hope of being discovered. Among the local talent that performed last night was […]
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Dr. Jody Goins welcomed to CHS By Tasha Mahurin tasha@knoxfocus.com Students and teachers at Central High School welcomed their new principal, Dr. Jody Goins, with all the fanfare of a pep rally last week. “I’m humbled by the community support,” Goins told those in attendance. The new […]
By Focus Staff Knoxvillians and Knox Countians, by an overwhelming majority, support nonpartisan election of local officials. This week’s Knoxville Focus poll posed the question, “In your opinion, should local elections be partisan or nonpartisan?” Almost 71% of those surveyed said they support nonpartisan elections. The most support for having partisan elections came from the […]
By Joe Rector Karns High School hits the century mark this year, and helping to make the year an unforgettable one is new principal Kim Towe. What’s even more special is the fact that Towe is a former Karns student herself. She graduated from the school in 1981 and until last year lived in […]