by design | Oct 20, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pension suit delayed until December 19 By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville attorney John P. Valliant has apparently been hired by Mayor Glenn Jacobs to represent the county in the class action suit against the county in the Retirement and Pension Board...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 20, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Most of the time it began with out of state consultants hired by Mayor Rogero to research ways to “make Knoxville better” in Rogero speak and almost each time very expensive multi-million dollar projects or vast changes in the Knoxville zoning and...
by design | Oct 20, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com You may know Don Dare as the “6 On Your Side” television reporter or as a WATE Anchor, but there’s much more to Dare than you may know. The Knoxville Focus sat down with him for a chat recently in order for our readers to get to...
by Ray Hill | Oct 20, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. seemed to have everything going for him; the only child and namesake of long-time congressman and late Speaker of the House Joseph W. Byrns, had defeated a reasonably popular incumbent inside the Democratic primary in...
by design | Oct 20, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Study shows up to $111M needed to update park By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Most people who have visited Chilhowee Park and Exhibition Center in recent years know that the 81-acre East Knoxville complex needs work. Options for the future of the often unused...
by design | Oct 20, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The play may long be remembered as The Stop in Powell High football lore. Senior tackle Jackson Daniel smashed West running back Isaiah Mattress’ 2-point run attempt from the 1½ -yard line in overtime Friday night to give the Panthers a 21-20 victory...