by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
9/11 remembered in Knoxville By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville held its 24th ceremony to remember the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York. The event last Thursday began with patriotic bagpipe music performed by...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Costigan of Colorado Edward P. Costigan By Ray Hill The most widely read news magazine in the world, TIME, aptly noted, “One way to spoil a party of which you disapprove is to leave it, making a disturbance as you go.” That was the description TIME used to report the...
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A look inside the Blount Mansion By Pete Gawda In 1925, Knoxville was in danger of losing a historic landmark closely tied to the origin of the state. At that time, there was a movement to tear down William Blount’s 1792 home to build a parking lot for the Andrew...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Seventh class to be inducted Friday prior to football game By Steve Williams This is the seventh year for Halls High School Athletics’ Road to Fame to be honored. Jerry Julian started the recognition in 2019 with the inaugural class including a “dandy dozen.” A...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville Announces Free Fall 2025 Volunteer Forester Program Classes Begin September 17 Trees Knoxville is excited to announce the launch of its Fall 2025 Volunteer Forester Program, a complimentary four-week certificate course offering residents a unique...
