by design | Aug 3, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Vintage Base Ball – Blacksmithing Day Enjoy bare-handed, 1864 base ball! Fun for the whole family! ~ from Historic Ramsey House WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Historic Ramsey House 2614 Thorn Grove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914 At...
by design | Aug 2, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival Marks Six Years Balloon Festival Less than Three Weeks Away For one night only, the Great Smoky Mountains Hot Air Balloon Festival returns for its sixth year. On Saturday, August 19, professional balloonists will provide...
by design | Aug 1, 2023 | The Daily Focus
DOGWOOD ARTS SHOWCASES THE TALENTED ARTISTS OF OUR REGION Exhibition Featuring 46 Artists Opens August 4th at the Emporium Center + Dogwood Gallery Dogwood Arts is thrilled to announce the return and expansion of the Dogwood Regional Exhibition, which will be on...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
One of the legendary professors By Tom Mattingly Sometimes the names of people you’ve admired greatly over the years pop into your head for no specific reason. That was the case with Jimmy Walls, James Gray Walls, Sr., officially, the professor who taught the...
by design | Jul 31, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Much Has Changed Since ‘Andy Of Mayberry Days’ By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I wrote about how so many things had changed since I grew up in “Andy of Mayberry Days” in the 50s and early 60s. A few of the many examples I gave were that families...
