by design | Sep 9, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com On the heels of the city’s announcement that it is looking at the Tennova/St. Mary’s Hospital for relocating the police and fire departments (see story on A4), the city council is being asked to approve an agreement with the...
by Ray Hill | Sep 9, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill After Congressman J. Will Taylor died suddenly on November 14, 1939, there was not unexpectedly, a fight inside the Republican Party to succeed him. The nominee was to be named in a convention by the counties comprising Tennessee’s Second Congressional...
by design | Sep 9, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By David Klein In a non-regional matchup between the Central Bobcats and Hardin Valley Academy Hawks, Central took advantage of five Hardin Valley turnovers to down the Hawks 35-20 at Central. Bobcats’ strong safety Xavier Washington had 12 tackles, two forced...
by design | Sep 9, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay It was a busy week for the Catholic High School volleyball team. After taking the holiday weekend off, the Lady Irish returned to the court Tuesday night. The 2017 Class AA State runner-up Lady Irish opened the week with a 25-10, 25-23, 25-15...
by design | Sep 8, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Celebration at Old Gray Cemetery Will Honor Library Icon Friends of the Knox County Public Library has set aside Wednesday, September 19, to celebrate the life and legacy of Mary Utopia Rothrock (1909–1976), whose indelible influence on the public library system...
by design | Sep 7, 2018 | The Daily Focus
In order to make the first home University of Tennessee football game as stress-free as possible, the City of Knoxville is offering some highlights and tips to help Vol fans navigate transportation and parking. Street parking is severely limited near Neyland...
