by design | Feb 16, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Fall of Congressman John Jennings, II By Ray Hill Guy Smith, editor of the Knoxville Journal, was left seething with anger following the 1948 election. For the first time since 1916, Tennessee Republicans had nominated serious candidates for both the governorship...
by design | Feb 16, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
No more cars and trucks on Gay Street Bridge By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon held a press conference recently and announced some sad news, especially for the growing South Knoxville waterfront. The historic...
by design | Feb 16, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Ray Hill’s biography of Senator McKellar available for preorder By Focus Staff Faithful readers of The Knoxville Focus can now go online and preorder a copy of Ray Hill’s new book about Senator Kenneth McKellar from Amazon.com. The Kindle version will be released on...
by design | Feb 16, 2025 | The Daily Focus
CPR Class Dates for 2025 Announced ~ from the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital You and your kids (ages 14+) can learn CPR so you can respond to emergencies in your home. The registration fee is $30. Class sizes are limited, so pre-registration is required....
by design | Feb 15, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Theatre earns regional Emmy Award nomination for ‘Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change’ The Tennessee Theatre’s innovative series, “Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change,” has been nominated for a regional Emmy Award in the category of...
by design | Feb 14, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Second Harvest Food Bank’s Pack the Bag Campaign From February 10th to 22nd, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will host their annual “Pack the Bag” fundraiser to benefit their Food for Kids Program, with the goal of providing meals for school children...
by design | Feb 13, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Small Business Development Center to celebrate new location with ribbon cutting The Tennessee Small Business Development Center in Knoxville, hosted by Pellissippi State Community College, is celebrating the grand opening of its new location. The center,...
by design | Feb 12, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Parks & Rec to Host Galentine’s Day Painting Soiree Knox County Parks & Recreation will be celebrating Valentine’s Day with a Galentine’s paint party, Friday, February 14th at 6 pm. The event will take place at the New Harvest Park Community...
by design | Feb 11, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Hagerty Introduces Legislation to Hold NGOs Accountable for Facilitating Illegal Immigration WASHINGTON—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, (yesterday) introduced the Fixing Exemptions for Networks Choosing to...
by design | Feb 11, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Remixing the Past: Using Historical Moving Images from TAMIS in Art and Documentary WHEN: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m. WHERE: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37901 (Knoxville, TN) Have you ever been curious to see how people...
