by design | Nov 24, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Improvements being made at Knoxville Center Mall exit By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com Several months ago, The Focus began following Knoxville City Councilman Nick Della Volpe and his quest to see improvements...
by design | Nov 24, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
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by Steve Hunley | Nov 24, 2013 | Archives, Hunley
By Steve Hunley Suddenly Knox County teachers are beginning to let the public know about the unreasonable constraints they have been laboring under for the last several years. Finally they have allowed their dismay and dissatisfaction to explode after literally...
by Ray Hill | Nov 24, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Having won a second six-year term in 1958 over serious opposition, Albert Gore returned to the Senate. Although he had won a smashing reelection victory against former Governor Prentice Cooper, Gore believed the campaign left him with political scars that...
by design | Nov 24, 2013 | Archives
By Steve Williams It was officially a quarterfinal game, but going in some said Fulton vs.Greeneville could very well be for the state championship. The defending champion Falcons and Greene Devils were both undefeated and No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the Class...
by design | Nov 24, 2013 | Archives
By Ken Lay Grace Christian Academy football coach Randy McKamey threw caution to the wind Friday night and the result was a 49-21 Class 2A Quarterfinal win for the Rams over Silverdale Baptist Academy before a packed house on a cool rainy night. “When you get to this...
by design | Nov 24, 2013 | Knox County, Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
Observed worldwide on Dec. 1 since 1998, World AIDS Day is the moment when millions of people come together to commemorate those who have lost their lives to HIV, applaud progress made in responding to the epidemic and recommit to eradicating the disease. The...
by design | Nov 22, 2013 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Shop for one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts and help support local businesses at the New Harvest Park Holiday Farmers Market! The third annual Holiday Market will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the New Harvest Park community building at 4775...
by design | Nov 22, 2013 | Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
Saturday’s contest against Vanderbilt has plenty of implications. It’s senior night, the last home game of the season in Neyland Stadium and carries the possibility of a bowl game for the Vols. But the game also means a lot for the entire state of...
by design | Nov 21, 2013 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Northbound traffic lanes on Gay Street between Church and Clinch avenues will be closed from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21st, for the Remote Area Medical film premiere at the Tennessee Theatre. A detour will be posted to direct northbound traffic one...