Knoxville Focus for May 13, 2013
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Knoxville cyclist rides for Redeeming Hope “According to the AARP and the Senior Olympics, I’m a Senior. So, accordingly, I must now reap…
World-famous author Wally Lamb speaks to VMC
By Joe Rector Best-selling author Wally Lamb did speak to an audience of 900 who attended the 2013 Carry the Torch Luncheon at the Knoxville Convention Center. It is sponsored…
Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation 1945-46 (Part 2)
By Ray Hill Harold Earthman had been a successful businessman, served for a brief time in the Tennessee House of Representatives and as the County Judge (or County Mayor) of…
Exchange students prepare for return
By David Klein For a few eager, international students, spending a year at a high school in Tennessee is a great experience. Each year, many foreign students come to the…
The Third Annual Knoxville Sports Media Combine
By Alex Norman For years the question has been raised… Are there any members of the sports media that are actually… sporty? I don’t think anyone believes that Chris Berman…
Knoxville Focus for Monday, May 6
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Burchett drills down debt, funds schools without a tax increase By Tasha Mahurin “The budget I present to you today is fiscally…
Recession Not Over, According to Knox Countians
By Focus Staff Things must be much better at the Knoxville News-Sentinel, as it recently published an editorial proclaiming the recession appears to be over. It was an interesting question…
Walters named overall Hometown Hero
Home Federal Bank named Gregory E. Walters a Hometown Hero and also the program’s 2013 overall winner and presented a check for $5,000 in his name to Friends of Literacy…
Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation 1945-46
By Ray Hill Tennessee was represented by ten men in the U. S. House of Representatives and two in the United States Senate in 1945. This column will provide mini-biographies…
