by design | Jun 11, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
While watching Rachel Holder perform on the Chevy Stage, I actually did something a little different. I watched the crowd, and I saw the crowd grow larger and larger as she performed. I watched the body language of the fans. I watched as people walk by in...
by design | Jun 11, 2013 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Knoxville,Tenn.— Today, officials with Legacy Parks Foundation, the City of Knoxville and Knox County Government announced that up to 200 of the best adventure racers in North America will come together in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Oct. 12 to...
by design | Jun 11, 2013 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Knox County Health Department (KCHD) will spray for mosquitoes in South Knoxville Thursday, June 13 between 9 p.m. and midnight, weather permitting. The spray area includes Arthur Harmon Road, Crossfield Drive, Konda Drive, Karla Drive, Kimberlin Heights Road and Twin...
by design | Jun 10, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
The Knox County Corryton Senior Center and Rural/Metro Fire Station 33, co-located at 9331 Davis Drive, will host a Flag Day ceremony and barbeque luncheon to honor veterans and to ceremonially retire American flags at the senior center on Friday, June 14 at 11 a.m....
by design | Jun 10, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson A patient recently asked me how long I had been writing for The Focus. I couldn’t remember. However, I quickly divided two hundred and seventy essays by fifty-two weeks in a year and came up with five years of stories. I’ve wondered if my muse...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 10, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The Tennessee Lady Vols softball team arrived at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City a confident group, after sweeping through the Regional and Super Regionals with a 5-0 record. That confidence did nothing but grow after wins over...
by design | Jun 10, 2013 | Baker, Columnist
By Sarah Baker Last summer, I had my dream European Vacation paid for by someone who loves me. This summer, I’m back to my own budget. Therefore, I have devised a list of my favorite stay-cation choices for the summer. 1. Take a picnic and hike at Big South...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 10, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I can see it coming over the hill right now. I can hear it, too–our red Farmall tractor pulling a wagon stacked high with hay, young boys, and a dog or two. They would stop in the road in front of our house for snacks and a glass of ice cold...
by design | Jun 10, 2013 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I was a young girl I spent a lot of summers with my great-aunt Sophie, who lived a few miles outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was a diminutive lady of German ancestry with long, white hair braided around her head, sparkling blue eyes and a...
by Joe Rector | Jun 10, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s summer time, and one never comes around that I don’t remember the good and bad times I had during these months when I was younger. Twin brother Jim and I awoke to the morning air heavy with the perfume of honeysuckle, and we played hard all day....
