by design | Oct 15, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com You probably saw them at Rose’s Mortuary on Broadway and Kingston Pike last Wednesday. Both locations had members of the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard present and people were pulling into the parking lots to visit and donate...
by design | Oct 15, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams If Farragut’s football team had to bounce back from a loss and start a new winning streak, beating old rival Bearden was the best way to do it. The Bulldogs even helped. And the Admirals gladly accepted Bearden’s generosity en route to a 31-14 win in...
by Ray Hill | Oct 15, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Governor Tom C. Rye had run for the United States Senate in the 1918 Democratic primary against Senator John Knight Shields as a supporter of President Woodrow Wilson and lost. Rye’s defeat did not necessarily mean the people of Tennessee had turned against Wilson; in...
by design | Oct 15, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Gregg Bostick (left), Director of Football Operations at Grace Christian Academy on a volunteer basis for the past four years, receives the award for being selected by head football coaches, athletic directors and game day officials from across East Tennessee as the...
by design | Oct 15, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The 2017 season got off to a rough start for Farragut High School girls soccer team. Back in the hot dog days of August, the Lady Admirals opened their campaign by losing five consecutive matches. But that now seems like ages ago. Farragut won its 14th...
by design | Oct 15, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Friday, Legacy Parks Foundation announced its acquisition of the nearly three-acre McBee Ferry Landing property on the Holston River – a launching point and key component of the organization’s Head of the Tennessee Initiative. Legacy Parks was recently awarded...
by design | Oct 14, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Farms and farmers markets across Tennessee are filled with irresistible autumn décor, much of which is delicious. Choosing edible pumpkins and hard squashes helps make the most of autumn produce purchases. Most pumpkins are edible, but don’t try to use a...
by design | Oct 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Commercial Producers and Home Gardeners Should Register by October 16 for a Discount Everyone is invited to attend the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s 2017 Organic Crops Field Tour, on Thursday, October 26. Visitors will learn first-hand about the...
by design | Oct 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
From Monday, October 9, to Thursday, October 12, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) partnered with local law enforcement for Tennessee’s second statewide bus tour to crack down on distracted driving. The THP provided two...
by design | Oct 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
On Wednesday, October 10, city council candidates Lauren Rider, Andrew Roberto, Stephanie Welch and Rebecca Parr visited with CODI members and guests: Tony Brown, Stephanie Brewer Cook, Meaghan Johnson, Angela Petty, Burke Brewer, Warren Secrest, Annazette Houston,...
