by design | Sep 13, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Area seniors remember 9/11 By Ken Lay A group of area senior citizens commemorated the 14th anniversary of 9/11 Friday at the John O’Connor Senior Center by remembering the first responders who were injured or perished. In addition to remembering those heroes, the...
by Mike Steely | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives, Steely
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The state’s plans to help the congestion and safety at North Broadway where the busy street intersects with I-640 continue to develop and the public was again involved in a presentation Wednesday at Virginia College in Fountain...
by design | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Lightning interrupted play in the annual West Knoxville high school football rivalry between Bearden and Farragut, but the Admirals, for the most part, had already taken care of business. Mixing the run and pass, Farragut scored on its first two...
by Ray Hill | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Herbert Sanford Walters was a successful businessman and by the appointment of Governor Frank Clement, United States senator from Tennessee. A reminder of Herbert Walters to many East Tennesseans is Walters State Community College. Born November 17, 1891...
by design | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives
By David Klein The Education First (EF) High School Exchange Year held their welcome orientation meeting for nine international students on Saturday, August 29. Local international exchange coordinators Lendelle and Sue Clark hosted the meeting, serving a potluck meal...
by design | Sep 13, 2015 | Archives
By Ken Lay Whenever Clinton and Halls tangle on the volleyball court, the stakes are always high. The two teams, it seems are always battling for position in the District 3-AAA standings. “This game is always so big for both of us,” Lady Dragons head coach Susan...
by design | Sep 12, 2015 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Marble Springs State Historic Site is pleased to host a weekend of Living History in celebration of the life and times of the first governor of Tennessee, John Sevier, in commemoration of his 270th birthday and 200th anniversary of his death. John Sevier Days...
by design | Sep 11, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Alzheimer’s disease impacts Tennessee families in every county from West to East, and this month everyone in Knox County is invited to participate in the inaugural statewide “Purple Out Day” benefitting Alzheimer’s Tennessee, a not-for-profit organization....
by design | Sep 11, 2015 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Jack Black Scheduled to Attend Fundraiser for Variety – The Children’s Charity Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announces that Jack Black...
by design | Sep 11, 2015 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Knoxville Zoo’s peccaries are parents for the second time in 2015. Over the Labor Day weekend, Knoxville Zoo welcomed three rare Chacoan peccaries, an endangered species native to South America. The three siblings, known as “peclets”, were born on the...
