by design | Jan 6, 2025 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Artist’s Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville. This meeting is free and open to anyone interested in the arts in East Tennessee. ...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Emerald Academy: Positively Impacting City Scholars for Ten Years By Focus Staff Eriana Spencer moved to Knoxville at five years old to live with her grandparents. She started her schooling at a traditional public school, but by 2016, as sixth grade approached, her...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
2024’s Biggest Losers: The Mainstream Media and the Far Left By Steve Hunley As we welcome the New Year, we can also reflect on a stormy 2024 and select the biggest winners and losers. The biggest winner of 2024 has to be Donald Trump who stunned the political...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Glover, Bearden product, making comeback at OSU By Steve Williams Ques Glover is keeping his eye on the goal more ways than one. In other words, scoring baskets could lead him to a professional career. The Bearden High product is in his sixth and last season on the...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘Sunny Jim’ James E. Watson of Indiana By Ray Hill For half a century, James Eli Watson was an important factor in Indiana politics. For most of that time, Watson occupied a seat in either the U.S. House of Representatives or the United States Senate. A jovial fellow...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pinehurst church rezoning for homes on city agenda By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday it will take up a first reading of a zoning proposal involving the almost four acres and former First Friends Quaker...
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Knoxville Flea Market returns to EXPO Center By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Flea Market returned to the EXPO Center on Clinton Highway for a grand re-opening on Friday, December 20. The three-day event featured more than 250 booths,...
by design | Jan 5, 2025 | The Daily Focus
~ from the City of Knoxville What: Sevier Avenue Streetscapes Project public meeting / open house When: 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 Where: South Knoxville Elementary School, 801 Sevier Ave. Who: City...
by design | Jan 4, 2025 | The Daily Focus
~ From Town Hall East There will be a meeting on January 6 to discuss the proposed development off Delrose Drive of 670 apartments and townhouses. This is a follow-up to the December 3 community meeting on the same subject. The purpose of this meeting is to determine...
by design | Jan 3, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee State Bank can fund American Dreams By Jamie Schnell Schnellj@knoxfocus.com “We’re a local hometown community bank that can fund American dreams,” Rebekah “Becka” Hurst told The Focus in describing Tennessee State Bank. “We focus on the community, not a...
