by Steve Hunley | Jun 7, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley George Floyd I want to be very clear about my own feelings about what happened to George Floyd. It was horrifying and ghastly. To witness a man pleading for his life and the callous disregard of the officer was positively sickening. I am glad the...
by design | Jun 7, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When The Knoxville Focus began asking what’s been done and what’s needed to renovate the Burlington Community, comments came from various elected officials, candidates and the general public. Here are a few of the...
by Ray Hill | Jun 7, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Following the unexpected death of Senator Estes Kefauver, jockeying to run in the 1964 special election to serve the remaining term years of Kefauver’s term came down to Congressman Ross Bass of Pulaski and Governor Frank Clement. There seemed to be some...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 7, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi When they build the Mt. Rushmore of Tennessee football (I’m sure that is in the next budget for the athletic department), there are three non-negotiables. General Robert Neyland, the father of the program. Peyton Manning, one of the greatest quarterbacks...
by design | Jun 7, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay When longtime Knoxville Catholic High School boys basketball coach Mike Hutchens stepped on the newly refinished floor in the gym, it marked the first time that he’d been on the basketball court since March. Hutchens, who guided the Irish to the 2020...
by design | Jun 7, 2020 | The Daily Focus
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is kicking off the Save Our Summer Campaign that will run from now through August 31. The kickoff for the campaign begins amid a need for O Positive, O Negative and A Positive blood types. The Save Our Summer Campaign is meant to...