by design | Feb 1, 2016 | News, The Daily Focus
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley has named Johnson City-native Bart McFadden as its new president and CEO. McFadden has a long history of service to youth through Boys & Girls Clubs and other organizations and is a club alumnus, having attended Boys...
by Joe Rector | Feb 1, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Glenn Frey is dead! Say it isn’t so! Just like too many Baby Boomer musical heroes, Frey leaves us much too early. Music might make the biggest impression in the lives of every person. Losing artists makes us pause as we remember their music and the...
by design | Feb 1, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher In a letter to the Second District, BOE candidate Jennifer Owen said, “My excitement for the new year includes the potential for positive change for the community and students in Knox County Schools. I hope you will join me in driving that change by...
by design | Feb 1, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Harrison Construction Gifts Holston Middle School Last Friday Harrison Construction hosted a special assembly from seventh grade students at Holston Middle School to announce a $15,201 grant to the school. The grant was given with the intent that a...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 1, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It can often provide a time of quiet reflection—the first snowfall of winter. The sight of snowflakes drifting aimlessly to the ground creates a sense of wonder for all ages. Its presence slows the pace of ordinary days and brings a beauty to...
by design | Feb 1, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson This week marks my 400th essay for The Knoxville Focus. One might consider this as a milestone and invoke special verbiage. However, what’s on my mind is a topic relevant in all circumstances. During my recent illness family, friends and fellow...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 1, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, here we go again… Despite a recent run of futility that only now seems to be ending after eight long years in the college football abyss, the Tennessee Vols are going to be represented in the Super Bowl for the 24th time in the past 25 seasons. In...
by Steve Williams | Feb 1, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Holly Warlick has lost more basketball games than she wanted to this season, but she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. In the middle of an interview on the Lady Vol Illustrated radio show last week, the night after another turnover-riddled showing by...
by design | Feb 1, 2016 | The Daily Focus
MARYVILLE, TN The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial this year, so to kick off the Discover Earth: Our Changing Planet exhibition, at the Blount County Public Library, Park Ranger, Mike Maslona, will discuss “The National Park Service – 100...
by design | Jan 31, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Classes are free and open to the public The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) offers a free Diabetes Management Series several times a year to help those affected by the disease. The next four-part series takes place on Thursdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 12 to...
