by Ray Hill | Oct 4, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Eleanor Medill Patterson was the first woman to successfully run a major metropolitan newspaper. Known as “Cissy” due to the nickname given to her in childhood by her brother, she was volatile, unpredictable, frequently gleefully malevolent and...
by Steve Williams | Oct 4, 2015 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams With it being homecoming at Halls High School, there were plenty of signs on display prior to the football game against rival Gibbs. One read: “Come on Red Devils. Roast the Eagles. May the Force be with you.” As it turned out, Caden Harbin was a...
by design | Oct 4, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay Powell High School’s girls soccer team celebrated Senior Night with a 3-0 victory over rival Halls Thursday at Powell Middle School. The win gave the Lady Panthers the District 3-AAA regular-season title and a first-round bye in the district tournament,...
by design | Oct 4, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay Bearden High School’s girls soccer team couldn’t quite leave Hardin Valley Academy with a victory Wednesday night, but the Lady Bulldogs did depart with the 2015 District 4-AAA regular-season championship. “This has been a long time coming,” Bearden coach...
by design | Oct 2, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, along with lead sponsor Alcoa Foundation, will host Hiring Our Heroes – Knoxville, a hiring fair for veterans and military spouses. Recruiters from more than 50 companies and service organizations have...
by design | Sep 30, 2015 | The Daily Focus
The Market Square Fall Concert Series returns for a run of shows on Thursdays, from Oct. 1 to Oct. 29. The series, sponsored by the City of Knoxville and the Central Business Improvement District, will include a wide variety of music – jazz, swing, bluegrass, pop...
by design | Sep 30, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Bill Johns of West Knoxville / Farragut places in all 5 categories he submitted and also earned “Best of Show” at the 2015 Tennessee Valley Fair in Culinary Arts for Canning. Johns, a first time entrant who has only been canning for six years,...
by design | Sep 30, 2015 | News, The Daily Focus
by Sally Absher Wednesday September 30, 2015. Three Knoxville area preschool and elementary school children and their parents have filed suit in United States District Court in Nashville against Knox County Schools and the Tennessee Department of Education. The...
by design | Sep 30, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
The latest lab report has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in three areas of Knox County. Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) will spray for mosquitoes in the affected...
by design | Sep 30, 2015 | Knoxville, music, The Daily Focus
The Market Square Fall Concert Series returns for a run of shows on Thursdays, from Oct. 1 to Oct. 29. The series, sponsored by the City of Knoxville and the Central Business Improvement District, will include a wide variety of music – jazz, swing,...
