by Steve Hunley | Sep 24, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley According to 7th District County Commissioner Charles Busler it may well be AMR, Knox County’s ambulance service provider, is not in compliance with its current contract. That is embarrassing enough, but even more embarrassing is the fact the Knox...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Pete Gawda “Let the past touch your soul” and return to a an earlier, simpler era by visiting the Museum of Appalachia which is located about 20 miles north of Knoxville off the Clinton exit of I75. While the museum has modern buildings which house one of the...
by Ray Hill | Sep 24, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For more than two decades, Finis James Garrett represented a West Tennessee district in Congress. Garrett was a talented politician and his rise was meteoric. Winning a seat in Congress when he was barely twenty-eight years old, he rose to become the...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The King’s Academy football team had an eye-opening win in Week 2 this season when the Lions defeated Grace Christian Academy 21-6. “They’re one of those programs we’re trying to be like,” said Matt Lowe, who is in his fifth season as head coach at...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday one of the resolutions they’ll take up is obtaining property for a KAT bus stop project on Summit Hill Drive. The council is being asked by the Department of Engineering to authorize...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
By Steve Williams South-Doyle couldn’t have gotten off to a better start in its Region 2-5A game at Carter Friday night, while the Hornets couldn’t have had a worse takeoff. In the opening five minutes of action, the Cherokees had put two touchdowns on...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has designated September 25-29 as National Department of Motor Vehicles week in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Driver Services Division, in partnership with Donate Life Tennessee, will hold events...
by design | Sep 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Plans Include Honoring Distinguished Alumni, Tailgating Activities, and Celebrating mAGic Moments KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will celebrate Ag Day Saturday, September 30, 2017, at the Brehm Animal Science Building on the...
by design | Sep 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
From Memphis Blues to Mountain Bluegrass, We’ve Got Your Music Tennessee is in the spotlight for 2017 — as the Spotlight State — at the 40th annual Sunbelt Agricultural Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. The Sunbelt Agricultural Expo is an agricultural-based trade show known...
by design | Sep 21, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Secretary of State’s office is kicking off its second annual student essay contest to encourage students to be actively engaged citizens. The essays will focus on citizenship with length requirements varying by grade level. Schools may submit two...
