by design | Oct 20, 2013 | FOCUS Weekly Poll, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff Knox County residents feel there is plenty of blame to share in the recent shutdown of the government. This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked the question, “As a voter, who do you hold most responsible for the recent shutdown of the federal government?”...
by design | Oct 20, 2013 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Steelym@knoxfocus.com The partial opening of the Henley Street Bridge last week was a welcomed event for South Knoxville businesses and residents, and the plans the city is making for the former Baptist Hospital might bring even further progress. The...
by Ray Hill | Oct 20, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The name Gore conjures in Tennessee thoughts of former Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., but his father was a very successful politician in an age when it was a more respectable profession and the rough and tumble of Tennessee politics was hard fought....
by design | Oct 20, 2013 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Central High School Foundation and the CHS Alumni Association are proud to honor three distinguished alumni as additions to the Central “Wall of Fame.” This year’s honorees are: Charles “C.E.” Harris, Class of 1935 (d. 2005); Sylvia Blankenship Williams, Class of...
by design | Oct 20, 2013 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A bruised and battered Catholic High School football team overcame injuries and turnovers to nab a 35-2 District 4-AA victory against Scott Friday night before a packed house at Blaine Stadium. It took the Irish just three plays to score a touchdown and set...
by design | Oct 16, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is opening up tomorrow. Come and hike with us! Let’s show solidarity with our park employees and park partners, Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA) and Friends of the Smokies (FOTS), and hike in the park now that it has...
