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Leftist Hypocrisy Out of Control

Leftist Hypocrisy Out of Control

by Steve Hunley | Jul 7, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Andy Ngo, a gay Asian-American journalist, was evidently badly beaten by members of Antifa in Portland, Oregon recently.  As Ngo was beaten, Antifa members continued to chant, “No hate!” Ngo recalled he was videoing the march of Antifa members who had...

Ceremony marks the re-opening of World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn

Ceremony marks the re-opening of World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn

by design | Jul 7, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay The City of Knoxville hosted a ribbon-cutting Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the renovation of the Performance Lawn at World’s Fair Park. The ceremony was held just one day before the lawn temporarily opened for Knoxville’s annual Festival on the Fourth,...

Crump Goes To Congress, IV

Crump Goes To Congress, IV

by Ray Hill | Jul 7, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Edward Hull Crump, leader of the Shelby County political machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, had been a strong and early supporter of New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1932. Crump was...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs: Jobs are First and Foremost

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs: Jobs are First and Foremost

by design | Jul 7, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Amy Box Fellhoelter If there is one thing the East Knoxville Community Meeting does well, it’s keeping its members and community well informed of the priorities and initiatives of elected officials those candidates running for city offices. In a series of...

Maryville nips Karns 11-9 in District 6 Little League finals

Maryville nips Karns 11-9 in District 6 Little League finals

by design | Jul 7, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Like it does about every summer, it came down to Karns versus Maryville. The boys from Blount County came out on top this year, rallying for an 11-9 win over host Karns in a close and exciting District 6 Little League championship game Friday night....

The Knoxville Focus for July 1, 2019

The Knoxville Focus for July 1, 2019

by design | Jun 30, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Community policing and the candidates for mayor By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com One of the topics addressed during the League of Women Voters Mayoral Candidate Forum Tuesday night was community policing. Knoxville is currently planning to relocate the police and...

Knoxville Pastor/Detective A Disgrace

Knoxville Pastor/Detective A Disgrace

by Steve Hunley | Jun 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley There has been a lot of attention paid to the remarks made by Knox County Sheriff’s deputy Grayson Fritts, as there should have been.  Fritts, a pastor, called for gay people to be executed in a sermon to his flock.  It is incredible to think any...

Tax break approved for Supreme Court building

Tax break approved for Supreme Court building

by design | Jun 30, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Dover Corporation is in the process of renovating the former Tennessee State Supreme Court building which sat vacant for about 20 years. The city has already granted a payment-in-lieu-of taxes agreement and last week the...

Crump Goes To Congress, III

Crump Goes To Congress, III

by Ray Hill | Jun 30, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, undisputed leader of the Shelby County machine and congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, was the primary focus during an especially bitter battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1932. Former governor Malcolm...

Northwest greenway, bulletproof vests, annexations on city agenda

Northwest greenway, bulletproof vests, annexations on city agenda

by design | Jun 30, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com In what appears to be a brief meeting for the Knoxville City Council Tuesday evening the council members may vote to annex two properties, one on Montlake Drive and Lynbrulee Lane and the other on Crystal Lake near Woodland...

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