by Ralphine Major | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major There were only four teams left on the list: Livingston Academy, Murfreesboro, Memphis Treadwell, and Gibbs of Knox County in East Tennessee. These were the names of the schools in the State of Tennessee whose basketball teams were still...
by design | Feb 25, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
By Richie Beeler Another Presidents Day came and went last week. It did so with little fanfare. I have often commented that Presidents Day is probably the government holiday when the fewest other people are off. Still, the day marks a very appropriate time of...
by Joe Rector | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I love the state of Tennessee and give it my full loyalty. However, my patience with ignorance has ended, and that means I am fed up with moronic acts by our state government’s elected representatives. A recent article in the paper profiled infamous...
by design | Feb 25, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
The twelfth annual fashion show fundraiser, “It’s All About Style,” to benefit Historic Ramsey House will be held Tuesday, March 19 at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville at 5138 Lyons View Pike. Guests may enjoy a morning of shopping in the boutique from 10:30 a.m....
by design | Feb 25, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
The White House has released the following information involving Tennessee and the impact of a sequester as if it was to occur. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sequester-factsheets/tennessee.pdf
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Down by as many as 11 early in the second half, No. 11/10 Tennessee rallied for a 60-54 win at Bud Walton Arena on Sunday afternoon. The win keeps the Lady Vols in sole possession of first place in the SEC with a 13-1 league mark to go with a 22-5 overall record....
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
The East Tennessee-based episode of Animal Planet’s hit show “Finding Bigfoot” will air tonight at 10:00 pm on Animal Planet.
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Boy Scouts honor Gov. Bill and Chrissy Haslam with Distinguished Citizen Award By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com People from across East Tennessee joined together with the Great Smoky Mountain Council of Boy...
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Last week the Knoxville News-Sentinel published the results of a poll, sponsored by local businessman Randy Boyd and other Chamber of Commerce-types, purporting to show 57% of the people of Knox County would support a tax increase if it all went to...
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com Friday nights in North Knoxville haven’t been the same since Greg Lawson, owner of Fountain City Auction, expanded the business to a new 10,000 sq. ft. facility on 4109 Central Avenue Pike. Lawson was in the photography business...
