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Teens honored with Service to Humanity award for 4,000 hours of service

by design | Nov 27, 2017 | The Daily Focus

For several years, one Knox County student has traveled more than a thousand miles in an un-air-conditioned bus to help prevent child suicides. Another formed a 501(c)(3) charity for at-risk youth. These efforts stand as just two ways young people in the Knoxville...

The Knoxville Focus for November 27, 2017

by design | Nov 26, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Short-term rentals approved for ALL residential zones By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Despite continual opposition from some neighborhood groups the Knoxville City Council passed, on a split vote, a short-term rental policy for every residential neighborhood....

City begins streetlight retrofitting in East Knoxville

by design | Nov 26, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay The City of Knoxville is changing its streetlights. It became official recently when Mayor Madeline Rogero hosted a ceremony where the first LED light was lit. Rogero and city councilman and former mayor Daniel Brown were on hand when Angel Pena of Siemens...

The Last Hurrah of Benton McMillin

by Ray Hill | Nov 26, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Ray Hill In 1920, Tennessee had done the unthinkable and gone Republican.  Not only had GOP presidential nominee Warren Harding carried Tennessee, but the Volunteer State with women newly enfranchised to vote, had elected a Republican governor, Alf Taylor. ...

‘Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, and the Texas Longhorns’

by Ralphine Major | Nov 26, 2017 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com I knew that it would only be a matter of time before Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, would be riding a horse in a western adventure as Wayne has always liked the cowboy way of life. “Piddle Diddle, the Widdle Penguin, and the...

Pet foxes on leashes in county parks a no-no!

by design | Nov 26, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County is changing in ways that may surprise long-time residents. The population is changing, new families and singles are arriving, housing demands are up, sidewalks are being considered for new subdivisions, and some views...
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