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Thunder On the Mountain: Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia

Thunder On the Mountain: Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia

by Ray Hill | Nov 29, 2020 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Matthew Mansfield Neely may be the most resilient politician in our nation’s history.  Perhaps the only person in recorded history who made a better comeback than Neely was Lazarus and while Lazarus came back from the dead only once,  Neely came back from...

Sharp’s Ridge new playspace to offer recreation, accommodation

Sharp’s Ridge new playspace to offer recreation, accommodation

by design | Nov 29, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Bill Howard Maybe the newest member of Knoxville’s park system will bring the community a measure of unity it badly needs in these divided times. It was designed to do exactly that. On Thursday, November 19, Carol Evans, executive director of Legacy Parks...

Beep! Beep! Baby Roadrunners make the most noise

Beep! Beep! Baby Roadrunners make the most noise

by design | Nov 29, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams It was the year of the Roadrunner in the Knox Metro Youth Football League. Out of the eight title games, the Baby Roadrunners won four championships and were runners-up in another one. “We had a tremendous year,” said Melvin Tate, who is a member of...

The Knoxville Focus for November 23, 2020

The Knoxville Focus for November 23, 2020

by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

More COVID-19 mandates to come from Board of Health By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knox County Board of Health gathers for an emergency meeting today at 5 p.m. it is expected to issue even tighter regulations to combat the COVID-19...

New Flagship Kerns complex hopes to open by January

New Flagship Kerns complex hopes to open by January

by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If you’ve traveled Chapman Highway from downtown recently you can’t help but notice the huge apartment complex going up on the hill behind the historic Kern’s Bakery building. The apartment complex, Flagship Kerns, is...

Yardley is having fun picking the losers like Leonard did

Yardley is having fun picking the losers like Leonard did

by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Older college football fans will appreciate what George Yardley is doing. And that is bringing back the popular “Leonard’s Losers” prediction show that thousands would listen to every Saturday on the radio and often on their way to a game. Yardley, a...

Sergeant York: The Movie of the Famed Tennessean’s Life

Sergeant York: The Movie of the Famed Tennessean’s Life

by Ray Hill | Nov 22, 2020 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Sergeant Alvin York was already quite famous when Warner Brother’s studio released a movie based on his life in 1941.  The film would go on to become the highest grossing movie of the year, making York even more famous.  Sergeant York topped Clark Gable...

South-Doyle advances, edges Central 21-14

South-Doyle advances, edges Central 21-14

by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mark Nagi One of the goals for each and every high school football team is to practice on Thanksgiving. The South-Doyle Cherokees have earned that right. Shawn Gary scored three touchdowns, leading the Cherokees to a 21-14 win over the two-time defending state...

Public Forum rules altered by Commission

Public Forum rules altered by Commission

by design | Nov 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In what may be the shortest meeting in recent history the Knox County Commission altered its public forum rules last week. In past months the commission meetings have been contentious with anti-mask protesters...

The Knoxville Focus for November 16, 2020

The Knoxville Focus for November 16, 2020

by design | Nov 15, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Birdie’s Boutique offers trendy fashions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “New and trendy” is the theme chosen by the two partners for Birdie’s Boutique. The new women’s fashion and accessory shop will hold its Grand Opening on Black Friday, November...

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