by Ray Hill | Oct 8, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Colonel Luke Lea, away in Europe during the First World War, had never gotten along with John Knight Shields when they were colleagues in the United States Senate. Lea’s newspaper, the Nashville Tennessean sided with Shields’ opponent, Governor Tom Rye in...
by design | Oct 8, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Until a few years ago Sharps Ridge was probably the most overlooked park in the city. It was thought to be a hangout for drug deals, sexual activity, and many local people stayed away from the beautiful overlook. Then local people...
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By Steve Williams The Knoxville Interscholastic League has a new girls champion in cross country. Shila Kapaya of Knoxville Catholic won the annual KIL meet Saturday, covering the 5K Sequoyah Hills Park course in 18 minutes, 18 seconds. Three-time champion Rebecca...
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By Steve Williams Halls’ 2017 boys golf team will go down as one of the best in TSSAA history. The Red Devils, in fact, recorded the best-ever 36-hole score by a public school team, a 7-under-par 569, in winning the Division I Large Schools championship Wednesday at...
by design | Oct 8, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Who: Knoxville Choral Society What: Fall Choral Masterworks Concert presented by the Ball Institute for Church Music and sponsored by Rush’s Music, the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Clayton Foundation, the city of Knoxville, WJXB 97.5 FM and WUOT 91.9 FM. The...
by design | Oct 8, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Are you an organization looking to expand your services to meet community needs? If so, hosting a National Service program might be for you! Join Volunteer Tennessee at an informational session to learn more about AmeriCorps. Come and find out: What AmeriCorps is and...
