by Mike Steely | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives, Steely
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The state’s plans to help the congestion and safety at North Broadway where the busy street intersects with I-640 continue to develop and the public was again involved in a presentation Wednesday at Virginia College in Fountain...
by Ray Hill | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Herbert Sanford Walters was a successful businessman and by the appointment of Governor Frank Clement, United States senator from Tennessee. A reminder of Herbert Walters to many East Tennesseans is Walters State Community College. Born November 17, 1891...
by design | Sep 10, 2015 | Andrews, Columnist
By Dan Andrews While much hype and news media has been about switching UT’s athletic wear from Adidas to Nike, one major change in gear has gone virtually unnoticed. University of Tennessee athletics has ditched Nikon for Canon. The “Nikon vs. Canon”...
by design | Sep 10, 2015 | Andrews
Ahead of Saturday’s big game, Kaitlyn Durkosh of Uber wanted to provide some tips for using the Uber ride service, given with game days there also tends to be road closures, traffic, limited parking and lots of fans in need of a safe, reliable ride. For the...
by design | Sep 10, 2015 | Andrews, Columnist
Is going and glowing all orange legal? By Dan Andrews We at The Knoxville Focus are, of course, all Vols! However, some of us are a little more determined to show our Vol colors than others. Recently, I decided to look into “tricking out” my 2011 Honda...
by Mike Steely | Sep 9, 2015 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com How can a dog help with an autistic child? “The dogs are trained to recognize autistic actions and interrupt by jumping into the child’s lap or touching them,” said Nichole Ballard, the assistant trainer at Wilderwood Service Dogs...