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The Knoxville Focus for December 21, 2020

The Knoxville Focus for December 21, 2020

by design | Dec 20, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Christmas Community Day serves 128 families First Farragut United Methodist Church, 12733 Kingston Pike, hosted its 13th Christmas Community Day (CCD) event on Sunday, December 6. The event served 128 families, a total of 607 individuals from Loudon, Knox, Roane,...

Reparations and Corporate Welfare?

Reparations and Corporate Welfare?

by Steve Hunley | Dec 20, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley The Knoxville City Council may very well have taken the first step to raising taxes next year.  There were two actions in particular that can be considered big ticket items approved by the city council. Vice Mayor Gwen McKenzie put her city council...

Defense leads ‘Dawgs’ to great start

Defense leads ‘Dawgs’ to great start

by design | Dec 20, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Bearden High’s boys basketball team had a 10-1 record when it found out athletics would be shut down by the Knox County School system the week before winter break. The layoff, which included games and practice, prevented the Bulldogs from making a...

The Nomination of Judge John J. Parker to the U.S. Supreme Court, II

The Nomination of Judge John J. Parker to the U.S. Supreme Court, II

by Ray Hill | Dec 20, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Edward Terry Sanford, an Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, had set out for a routine visit to his dentist’s office on the morning of March 8, 1930. Within a few hours, Justice Sanford was dead. President Herbert Hoover nominated Fourth Circuit...

Defensive players and kicking specialists are strong

Defensive players and kicking specialists are strong

by design | Dec 20, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams The Focus / Coaches’ 2020 All-Knox County first-team defense carries a lot of clout. Player of the Year Kalib Fortner heads it up from his outside linebacker position. Farragut Coach Eddie Courtney said he did not see all of the Knox County teams in...

Fortner brothers look forward to playing together at Army

Fortner brothers look forward to playing together at Army

by design | Dec 20, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams The setting for twin brothers Kalib and Liam Fortner’s college football signing was just right. With a tank right behind them, the two Central High standouts signed their national letter of intent Thursday to continue their academic and...

The Knoxville Focus for December 14, 2020

The Knoxville Focus for December 14, 2020

by design | Dec 13, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Trump rally held at Knoxville Expo Center By Bill Howard On Monday night, some 500 vociferous supporters let it be known how badly they hope Donald Trump remains president. Republican state Sen. Mark Pody, who represents the state’s 17th district, organized the rally...

Reparations and Corporate Welfare?

Publisher’s Positions

by Steve Hunley | Dec 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Is Christmas Coming Early? City Councilwoman Gwen McKenzie launched her reelection campaign for next year with an announcement in the Knoxville News-Sentinel she is sponsoring a resolution to spend $100 million dollars for a nebulous repayment of those...

Creation of a Sports Authority on City Agenda

Creation of a Sports Authority on City Agenda

by design | Dec 13, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The creation of a Knoxville-Knox County Sports Authority is on the city council agenda for Tuesday evening in a request from city administration.  The Authority would cover financing and construction of the new...

The Nomination of Judge John J. Parker to the U.S. Supreme Court

The Nomination of Judge John J. Parker to the U.S. Supreme Court

by Ray Hill | Dec 13, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill One of the responsibilities of the United States Senate as set out in the Constitution is that of advising and consenting to nominations made by the Executive Branch of the federal government. Between 1894 and 1968 - - - a span of seventy-four years - - -...

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