by design | May 29, 2014 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
There is only one event where you can meet Samwise Gamgee from Middle Earth, Lois Lane and Napoleon Dynamite all in one day – the Fanboy Expo Knoxville. The Knoxville Convention Center is excited to host for the first time the region’s premier pop culture...
by design | May 28, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
America’s middle class was built on the strength of our manufacturing sector. Today, five years after we pulled our economy back from the brink of collapse, manufacturers have created 647,000 jobs. But there’s more work to do to create more of these good jobs...
by design | May 28, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
The Blount Mansion is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with a traveling exhibition, Becoming the Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812. The exhibit will be on view at the Blount Mansion Visitors Center from June 10, 2014 until August 19,...
by design | May 27, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson In a way I’m envious of my other grandson, Noah. He’s ten years old and is counting the days until school is over for the summer. He makes me think of those long ago halcyon days which seemed to last forever in the mind of a ten year old boy. A...
by Steve Williams | May 27, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Dave Serrano called Tennessee’s qualifying for the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament this season a “huge step” for the program. I call it a baby step for the young Vols. Sure, it was UT’s first trip to Hoover since 2007, but when 12 of the...
by Ralphine Major | May 27, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The holiday marks a time to honor those who have died serving their country. A brief look back reminds us of veterans we have lost, though none of them died in service. Still, we recognize their service on Memorial Day. Unlike their fallen...
by Joe Rector | May 27, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Dreams are wonderful things. I admit these days I don’t remember too many of them when I wake up, but every so often, one sticks around through the fog of early morning rising. That’s what happened to me a couple of days ago. I woke up with that dream in...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 27, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law An Order of Protection is a legal document signed by a judge that helps protect you from domestic violence. To qualify to obtain an Order of Protection you must have at least one of several particular types of relationships with...
by design | May 27, 2014 | Public Notice
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by design | May 26, 2014 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. School Board budget may not get approved By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com A combined meeting of the Knox County Commission and Board of Education Tuesday night at Ijam’s Nature Center saw the school board continuing to...
