by design | May 25, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
KCS announces graduation schedule Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Knox County Schools is committed to honoring this year’s graduates and to celebrating their achievements. With that in mind, Superintendent Bob Thomas...
by Steve Hunley | May 25, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Officer, I’m Being Robbed! Do City of Knoxville police officers make too much money? That is the inference from a news release by the City Council Movement. If you haven’t been paying attention, the City Council Movement says its mission is to...
by design | May 25, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Councilwoman Lauren Rider is term-limited as chair of the Knoxville Property Naming Committee as her four years will end in June. The group of citizens meets when requests are submitted to name streets, buildings,...
by Ray Hill | May 25, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill When Senator Estes Kefauver’s aorta ruptured on the evening of August 13, 1963, it set off a scramble to succeed him. Governor Frank Clement appointed millionaire businessman Herbert “Hub” Walters of Morristown to fill the remainder of Kefauver’s...
by design | May 25, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Gabel Fulford had the type of performance at the Spring Fling last year that most high school athletes only get to dream about. The Christian Academy of Knoxville sprinter and hurdler came home with three Division II Class A state...
by design | May 25, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Karns’ Student-Athletes of the Year Trey Hawkins and Sarah Roberts have something in common. They were known for their offensive play on the high school level. Hawkins was a quick and exciting player in football and basketball for the Beavers....
