by Ray Hill | Aug 6, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Ridley Mitchell, the colorful congressman from Tennessee’s Fourth District, suddenly found himself embroiled in a debate with fellow Representative John J. Cochran of Missouri, an effective and acerbic speaker. The topic was the seemingly unimportant...
by design | Aug 6, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Isaac Gallegos said his No. 1 goal this football season is to win the starting job as place-kicker at Tusculum College. “They recruited some talented kickers and I’m looking forward to competing,” said the former Christian Academy of Knoxville player...
by design | Aug 6, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The halls and classrooms were largely empty at Farragut High School last week but teachers and administrators were there. They were preparing to welcome students back today. But Tuesday afternoon, the teachers addressed a dark issue confronting students in...
by design | Aug 6, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The public is invited to attend a creative workshop, employer symposium and art exhibit on Aug. 22, where cancer patients, caregivers, survivors, businesses and organizations will share stories and offer means of support. The three-part free event, called...
by design | Aug 5, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Beat the crowds and head to the country to view the August 21 solar eclipse If you can’t find your way into the path of totality for the August 21 solar eclipse, don’t worry. There’s enough darkness to go around. Although a total eclipse will be visible...
by design | Aug 4, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Join your friends for fellowship and food. Saturday, August 5 from 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. at the O’Connor Center. Call Cheryl Wolfe at 254-3905 or JT Morgan at 523-5463 for additional information.
by design | Aug 4, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Repairs to a leak in the Sunsphere’s water line will close the building’s observation deck today until approximately 2 p.m. Public Building Authority CEO Jayne Burritt noticed the leak Thursday coming from the building’s exterior, and the source was discovered...
by design | Aug 4, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Bill May, Executive Director of Arrowmont® School of Arts and Crats, has received Pi Beta Phi® Fraternity for Women’s prestigious Friend of Distinction Award. The award honors and recognizes non-members who support fraternity or sorority initiatives and are...
by design | Aug 3, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Being active outdoors is not only good for your health – it can earn you Tennessee State Parks merchandise, golf rounds, free camping or even cabin stays thanks to a new program. Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Department of Health have partnered to develop a...
by design | Aug 2, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The latest lab report has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Culex mosquitoes in the Milligan Street area of East Knoxville and a portion of the Halls community in North Knox County. Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol,...
