by design | Dec 29, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fountain City auction opens year with Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale By Ken Lay Fountain City Auction will soon begin the New Year with its biggest event of 2020. On Saturday, January 4 it will host its 15th annual Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale. The day-long...
by design | Dec 29, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com People are still taking about the invocation given by Rev. Chris Buice at the inauguration of Knoxville’s new mayor, city judge, and city council members December 21. Rev. Buice is senior minister at the Tennessee...
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By Steve Williams Austin-East quarterback Trey Foster was a Lamar Jackson-type player in Knox County high school football this past season. Like the Baltimore Ravens’ Jackson, the NFL’s top candidate for MVP honors, the Roadrunners’ talented senior excelled as both a...
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By Ken Lay The 2019 volleyball season was full of excitement as three area teams ended their respective seasons in Murfreesboro at the state championships. Concord Christian and Catholic each made it to the title matches. The Lady Lions (Division II-A) and the...
by design | Dec 29, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free anyone held in slavery and the act went into effect on January 1, 1863. On the first day of 2020 the Knoxville branch of the National Association for the Advancement of...