by design | Jul 17, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The No. 44 in baseball has been associated with home runs since Hammerin’ Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves moved past Babe Ruth for the major league career lead in 1974. That number is doing well these days too for Powell High product Hagen Owenby at...
by design | Jul 17, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A new era formally began for Christian Academy of Knoxville Thursday night when the Warriors participated in a 7-on-7 passing league tournament at Bearden High School’s newly renovated Bill Young Field. CAK, which has emerged as one of the top Class 3A...
by design | Jul 17, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Parks and Recreation’s new summer concert series, Third Thursday Concerts at New Harvest Park, continues on Thursday, July 21 with country music singer Mae Beth Harris at 6:30 p.m. and folk singer-songwriter Shane at 7:30 p.m. The free concerts,...
by design | Jul 16, 2016 | The Daily Focus
“The Use of Medicinal Plants in Southern Appalachia” will be the next presentation in the Southern Appalachian Studies series at the Blount County Public Library. Anthony Cavender, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at ETSU, will give the presentation on...
by design | Jul 15, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Inskip Pool will be closed today and probably tomorrow (Friday, July 15, and Saturday, July 16) due to a damaged pool motor from Thursday’s storm-related power outage. An outside contractor is currently repairing the motor. Joe Walsh, the City Parks and...
by design | Jul 15, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Early voting for the August 4 state primary and county general election is now underway. Voting will continue Mondays through Saturdays and end Saturday, July 30. Secretary of State Tre Hargett is encouraging voters to take advantage of early voting, which allows...
by design | Jul 15, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Sevier Family Association is holding its 2016 reunion in Knoxville July 14-17, with descendants from several states attending. They will honor their family patriarch and the state’s first governor with a wreath laying ceremony at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, July...
by design | Jul 14, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Girl Talk, Inc. is pleased to announce that Legacy Housing Foundation, US Cellular’s Women in Action, and US Cellular’s Network of Black Associates will be the Red Carpet sponsors of the Girl Talk Fashion Show Gala on Friday, August 12th. The gala, which serves as the...
by design | Jul 13, 2016 | The Daily Focus
A fly fishing retreat for women who are disabled veterans is set for this weekend, July 15-17, on the Clinch River and at Rabbit Run Retreat. Female fly fishing professionals are coming from throughout the region to serve as river guides for the veterans. The...
by design | Jul 13, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Teen Summer Reading Program “Get in the Game: Read!” will celebrate its conclusion in style at the Blount County Public Library. This end-of-summer party will include learning a few dances from past decades as Mary Beth Bonneville of Foothills Community Players...
