by design | Apr 19, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs are jointly recommending seven individuals to serve on a new Sports Authority, which will be tasked with doing a deep study of a proposed publicly-owned sports and entertainment stadium and will...
by design | Apr 18, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Large turnout at Fountain City B&P’s new meeting venue By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “We had a great meeting and great turnout!” said Jeff Bagwell, president of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. Bagwell told The Focus...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 18, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, perhaps the most outspoken anti-Semite in Congress and erstwhile member of the Democrat “Squad”, has issued a new jeremiad calling for “no more” policing. Tlaib declared policing in the United States is “inherently and...
by design | Apr 18, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Former Knox County Commission Chairman Hugh Nystrom served one term and chose not to seek re-election. The friendly fellow is very active in the community and his family and has an interesting history. The Knoxville...
by Ray Hill | Apr 18, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Few readers likely recall how very close the 1960 presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon truly was. Kennedy won by a margin of 0.17 percent of the vote, some 112,827 votes. As Kennedy prepared to take over from President...
by design | Apr 18, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams One might say Halls High won the first Battle of Emory Road Track Meet on cruise control. The guys and gals in Red and White took first place in 16 of the 34 events and finished with a combined 192 points last week at Halls. Karns edged Powell 115 to...
