by Ray Hill | Nov 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “When the water reaches the upper levels, follow the rats.” Quote attributed to Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson was already something of a vestige of a time gone by as he approached the end of his life. Tall, stately, with a full head of...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Alex Norman For the first time ever, Knoxville Catholic faced Oak Ridge in a football game, and the stakes were pretty high. The winner would advance to the state semifinals in Class 5A. The Irish offense was sloppy at times, but they mixed the run and the...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Lane Lee recently finished his sophomore season as an inside linebacker on the Oliver Springs High School football team. Last November, he was still battling leukemia after missing his freshman season with the cancer. His recovery brought great joy...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Ditch the lines and head to the woods for free, guided hikes at all 56 state parks Tennessee State Parks will offer free, guided hikes at all 56 of its parks on Friday, Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving. This is the fourth year for this event, and one in a series...
by design | Nov 18, 2017 | The Daily Focus
TAMIS and Knoxville History Project partner for “Knoxville’s Christmas History in Print, Photo, and Film” The Knoxville History Project and Knox County Public Library’s Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound (TAMIS) are teaming up for a...
by design | Nov 17, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Five students from the University of Tennessee have partnered with Young-Williams Animal Shelter to create a crowdfunding campaign, Fur Ever Vols, to better the lives of animals and continue to help Young-Williams’s mission to end pet homelessness. This group of...
