by design | Dec 10, 2018 | The Daily Focus
In the wake of the city’s recent clearing out of a homeless enclave, alongside the tightening availability of affordable housing nationwide, a local nonprofit, I Am the Voice of the Voiceless, is leveraging growing community concerns about these issues into informed...
by design | Dec 9, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Richie Beeler appointed to 8th District seat By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com After five rounds of voting, Richie Beeler, a person with four generations of roots in Corryton, was selected to replace Dave Wright as commissioner representing the 8th District of Knox...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 9, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The time between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays should be cause for reflection. Certainly, both are wonderful occasions where we celebrate with our family and cherished friends. It also ought to be a time where we reflect upon and think about...
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By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Like most of you I was introduced to Bill Landry while he was hosting the award-winning The Heartland Series on WBIR-TV. Bill has a folksy way of telling a story and proved to be much more than just a host. He assembled...
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By Steve Williams Henry was enough to handle, but Central High’s football team also had to deal with Lorraine and Wendy – Mother Nature’s two daughters – to claim this year’s TSSAA Class 5A state championship. Lorraine drenched Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium and...
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By Steve Williams First Baptist Academy basketball fans recognized a special achievement of a FBA player prior to the Eagles’ home game in Powell Tuesday, Dec. 4. Noah Harris, FBA junior, was honored for having reached the 1,000-point plateau in his prep career...