by Mike Steely | Apr 13, 2015 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely With the upcoming remembrance of 150 years since the end of the American Civil War being held in Knoxville a little known fact is the importance of Cumberland Gap in that struggle. The historic pass played two important roles in the history of the...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve been thinking about miracles lately. Mr. Webster gives three definitions of miracles. One is secular and the other two describe extraordinary events as the work of God or a “divinely natural phenomena experienced humanly as the...
by design | Apr 12, 2015 | News, The Daily Focus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Knoxville, Tenn – Kids of CEDAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL AVID will be hosting a press conference at the board of education meeting during the first break. This is a great opportunity to come out and save AVID at CBMS. ...
by design | Apr 12, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Tennessee River Tour Kicks Off In Knoxville By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com As fire, police, and emergency service boats flanked a large environmental barge, the Mayor of Knoxville beamed with pride as she welcomed the crew from Living Lands and Waters Thursday...
by Ray Hill | Apr 12, 2015 | Archives, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Governor Albert B. “Happy” Chandler had badly lost his bid to defeat Senator Alben W. Barkley for the United States Senate in 1938. The death of Kentucky’s other senator, Marvel M. Logan, gave Chandler the opportunity to go to the Senate. Chandler resigned...
by design | Apr 12, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Changing with the times and customer needs has been very successful for Mike Such, owner of Junk Bee Gone. In only 10 years, the Knoxville company has grown, expanded its services, and now serves homes and businesses within a 40 to...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 12, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley If you build it, they will come. Those words spoken about a baseball park carved out of an Iowa cornfield have recently taken on new relevance in the minds and hearts of two communities located in opposite ends of Knox County. People in Hardin Valley...
by design | Apr 12, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com On the City Council’s agenda for their Tuesday meeting is an item authorizing Mayor Madeline Rogero to enter into a license agreement with the state that would grant the city the use of TDOT property at Forest Park and Kingston...
by design | Apr 12, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Jonathan Roth’s first year in the shot put event could be a golden one. The Fulton High senior, who helped lead the Falcons to a state championship in football last fall, has the top mark in the state in Division I Class A-AA, according to Tennessee...
by design | Apr 6, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law If you are going to rent residential property, there are many legal issues which may arise. Here are my suggestions of basic steps to take to reduce common problems faced by landlords. First, you will need a written rental...
