by design | Apr 23, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Gibbs High School left Powell Wednesday night in sole possession of first place in the District 3-AAA baseball standings. The Eagles got a stellar pitching performance from junior right hander Cameron Hill in a 4-0 victory over the host Panthers at...
by Ray Hill | Apr 23, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee’s senior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, had moved strongly behind the neutrality program of President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. McKellar was unquestionably the longest serving and most powerful member of...
by design | Apr 23, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely The Halls Business and Professional Association usually draws a good crowd for their meetings at the Beaver Brook Country Club and Tuesday was no exception. Business professionals from the community heard of proposals about the future of Halls...
by design | Apr 23, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The boxing ring has been Judge Hill’s classroom for 45 years. With the contributions he has made to the local Golden Gloves program and the lives he has touched, “Ace” Miller has to be looking down smiling. Miller, who passed away in...
by design | Apr 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Food City recently announced the appointment of Mickey Blazer to the newly combined position of Executive Vice President of Pharmacy and Fuel Operations. Blazer brings over 40 years of industry knowledge and experience to the position, including 6 years in pharmacy...
by design | Apr 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The opening of the private, non-profit Tennessee Aquarium on May 1, 1992, represented the realization of an improbable dream. The Aquarium served as a catalyst for a profound renaissance of the city. During the Aquarium’s dedication ceremony, Chattanooga Mayor Gene...
by design | Apr 21, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Saturday, May 20th, 2017 – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Danny Mayfield Park – 700 College Street, Knoxville, TN, 37921 We are looking for volunteers to help clean up one of Knoxville’s oldest neighborhoods, Mechanicsville. Whether you live in...
by design | Apr 21, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Museum of East Tennessee History was recently selected to receive the 2017 President’s Award, the highest project-based recognition presented by the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM), for the Come to Make Records: Knoxville’s Contribution to American Popular...
by design | Apr 20, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Says Cures funding delivers “substantial boost” to fight epidemic that takes more Tennessee lives than gunshots or car wrecks Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) yesterday released the following statement after Secretary of Health...
by design | Apr 20, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is happy to announce the launch of A.T.CAMP, a website that allows groups of six to ten hikers to find and register for campsites along the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). This system is designed to help groups plan their hikes while...
