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. ...
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...
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...
by design | Nov 26, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams NewBreed is one of the newer commissions in the Knox Metro Youth Football League and its 9U team was among those that celebrated a championship this season. The NewBreed players defeated No. 1 seed Seymour 18-13 in the Grasscutter NFC Division...
by design | Nov 26, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville’s 2017 Tree Give-Away is 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, December 2 at the Knoxville Botanical Garden (2649 Boyd’s Bridge Pike. Use the Boyd’s Bridge Pike entrance to the Knoxville Botanical Garden.) The giveaway is open to residents of businesses of...
by design | Nov 25, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Tennova commemorates National Influenza Vaccination Week with tips for avoiding the flu Flu season is officially here and health experts are concerned it could be a particularly miserable fall and winter. Flu is one of the nation’s leading causes of...