by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Council scrambling to get voting changes on ballot By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening with a lengthy agenda that includes three different ways to change the way future councils are elected. The rush to...
by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Liberals: Believe Us Or Your Lyin’ Eyes When people ask me about “the good old days” and what do I miss the most, I always say people being able to think for themselves and make up their own minds. There are more and more reports...
by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Spangler: Cancer ‘is almost non-existent’ By Ken Lay On a night when Republicans celebrated victories and turned their attention to the general election in November, some of the loudest cheers came for someone who wasn’t a candidate. Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler...
by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
John E. Rankin of Mississippi By Ray Hill It is a very rare thing when a human being has absolutely no redeeming feature. There have been instances where someone, usually a psychopath, doesn’t seem to have one good quality. The People’s House – – –...
by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
S.O.U.L.S. choir performs debut concert in Lonsdale By Ken Lay Members of the Sounds of Unity Lifting Spirits youth choir made their debut Wednesday morning at a local church. The S.O.U.LS. choir performed with the Center for English choir at the fellowship hall at...
by design | Aug 4, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Sportsmanship and championship were Capps’ way By Steve Williams Mike Capps will be the recipient of the Buck Vaughn Legacy Award at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame event on Aug. 22. Vaughn, who passed away in 2018, was founder of the Knoxville Sports Hall...
