by design | Jun 23, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay In June, the halls at Central High School are normally quiet. No slamming of lockers and no rushing to class to beat the tardy bell. And things were relatively calm Wednesday morning unless you made a visit to the school’s science wing. There, students were...
by Ray Hill | Jun 23, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Edward H. Crump, leader of the Shelby County political machine, had decided to go to Congress in 1930. The incumbent, Hubert Fisher, had not been ready to retire despite the fact he was quite nearly entirely deaf. Relations between Crump and his long-time...
by design | Jun 23, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams When a high school athlete can have a positive impact on his teammates and coaches, he is a true team leader. Such was the case with Jahlil Jefferson at Webb School, where he was honored as the male Student-Athlete of the Year after excelling in...
by design | Jun 23, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Focus Staff A local bank will soon open its new Fountain City location. SouthEast Bank will open its fourth Knox County location when the new branch at 4924 North Broadway opens the beginning of July. SouthEast Bank has been in the Knoxville market for more than...
by design | Jun 23, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~From the Office of Neighborhoods The Old North Knoxville Neighborhood Association will host a potluck on Thursday, June 26, beginning at 6 p.m., at First Creek, 1240 Cottage Place. The rain date will be Friday, June 27, same place and time. The potluck...
by design | Jun 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
In 2019, Ijams Nature Center has declared war…on weeds. With support from the Aslan Foundation, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, and Grayson Subaru, Ijams’ new Weed Warriors program focuses on eradicating invasive, nonnative species and...
