by design | May 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Visit Knoxville is pleased that their yearlong initiative Bike Boat Brew & Bark is returning for it’s second year. The one day event highlights the Visit Knoxville Powerboat Race and brings the community and visitors down to the waterfront to learn a little...
by design | May 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The biggest party of the year at MEDIC Regional Blood Center is right around the corner. The 13th Annual Parrot Head Party is scheduled for Thursday, May 25th, and this year’s event is expected to attract more donors than ever before. The annual...
by design | May 21, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Thirty-one candidates seek five council seats By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Noon Thursday was the deadline for qualifying and all candidates vying for the five Knoxville City Council seats now have until noon on May 25 to withdraw. Early voting starts August 9...
by Steve Hunley | May 21, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For those of us who love our country this is a very sad time. Never in my life have I seen such division in America nor have I seen such blatant and proud disregard for our laws, traditions, and history. The United States of America is under a vicious...
by design | May 21, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay OAK RIDGE — It was a battle. But in the end, Farragut High School’s boys soccer team left Oak Ridge with a Region 2-AAA Championship Thursday night. “Oak Ridge is a great team and they’re well-coached,” Admirals Coach Ray Dover said after Farragut...
by Ray Hill | May 21, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Cordell Hull, remembered as the longest serving Secretary of State in the country’s history, almost abbreviated his service due to his unhappiness inside President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cabinet. Frequently feeling ignored, if not actually humiliated by...