by design | Nov 11, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Commission may hire attorney in pension board case By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Commission Chairman Hugh Nystrom told The Focus Friday that he is introducing a discussion in Monday’s Work Session Agenda to consider hiring an outside attorney to...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 11, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The recent midterm election in Tennessee was historic. I double checked my facts and Bill Lee is the first Republican governor-elect to take over from a member of his own party since 1869. Since 1970’s election of Republican Winfield Dunn, Tennesseans...
by design | Nov 11, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The one bright blue spot in Tuesday’s election was the victory of Gloria Johnson who won the 13th District Tennessee House race over incumbent Republican Eddie Smith. Johnson won with about 55% of the vote in a state and...
by design | Nov 11, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Central High’s football team has a big challenge ahead of it this week in the TSSAA 5A playoffs. Region 1 champion David Crockett High will be riding into Fountain City with a 12-0 record. In their second round game last week, the Pioneers posted a...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 11, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Alex Norman The most highly anticipated men’s basketball season in years got underway in solid fashion for Tennessee with two victories. On Tuesday, November 6th the Vols beat Lenoir-Rhyne 86-41. Over 16,000 fans saw the Vols defeat head coach Rick Barnes’s...
by design | Nov 11, 2018 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee used a balanced offensive attack and stifling defense to take down #11/12/12 Kentucky, 24-7, on Saturday night for the Volunteers’ 17th-straight victory over the Wildcats at Neyland Stadium. “We challenged our...
