by design | May 21, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The future of a large portion of wooded land at 1400 Merchant Drive was decided Tuesday. The hilly property, protected from several developments in the past, was approved to go from Neighborhood Commercial and...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill There was a time when people engaged in voting a straight ticket, meaning they voted for every candidate of one political party or the other. There have also been election cycles where a tidal wave of support empowered one party or the other. 1920 was such...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic High girls’ tennis is on a three-year roll since the pandemic sidelined high school spring sports in 2020. Not only have the Lady Irish won back-to-back state titles, they were announced as the No. 1 team in the nation this past...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Gibbs right fielder Dakota Large was among several players who played key roles on defense in the Lady Eagles’ 2-1 win at Halls in the Region 2-3A softball championship game Wednesday night (May 17). The marathon contest took 2½ hours and 11 innings...
by design | May 21, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Decoration Day Join Historic Ramsey House to honor Veterans at Lebanon in the Fork Cemetery! WHEN: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 Starting at 10:00am WHERE: Lebanon in the Fork Cemetery 2390 Asbury Rd, Knoxville, TN 37914 Join the Historic Ramsey House this Memorial Day...
by design | May 20, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is congratulating Parks and Recreation for completing the first of five phases of the Knox County Water Trail Initiative, which included the area from Powell Landing to Roy Arthur Storm Water Park. The Knox County Water Trail is a...