by design | Apr 26, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mayors working on plans to reopen businesses Knox County will continue operating under Governor Bill Lee’s Safer at Home Order through April 30. The joint City/County Task Force—convened by the Knox County Health Department—has advised Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs...
by design | Apr 26, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Next Step Initiative was founded by two sisters, Addie Arbach and Rebecca Parr, who believed that through compassion, hope and love, they could have an impact on the lives of those living with issues of generational...
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By Ken Lay The coronavirus pandemic forced Braden Gaston to take a bit of a leap of faith. And that has landed him on the track team at Tennessee Wesleyan University. Gaston, a senior at Central High School, signed his National Letter of Intent to run hurdles and...
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By Steve Williams Phil Garner grew up in the small town of Rutledge in Grainger County and with the high school there not having a football program in the mid-1960s; his dad moved the family to Knoxville to improve his son’s chances of earning a college...
by design | Apr 26, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD After securing his legacy as a team captain and one of the most productive pass rushers in Tennessee football history, Darrell Taylor took the next step of his career on Friday night. Taylor was selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the...