by Ray Hill | Feb 24, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Hill McAlister was governor of Tennessee during one of the most difficult times in our state’s history; McAlister was chief executive of the Volunteer State during the Great Depression. Born July 15, 1875, McAlister was the son of a local judge and...
by Steve Williams | Feb 24, 2013 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams A fourth-place finish in a district tournament would not be a momentous occasion for most high school basketball teams, but for the South-Doyle Cherokees, it’s a big step for their program. By winning two games and finishing fourth in this season’s...
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | Archives
The author of the popular Amelia Bedelia children’s books, Herman Parish, visited The King’s Academy for a very entertaining and enjoyable assembly. The invitation was extended by TKA librarian, Stacy Sharp, who was working with other schools in the area to get the...
by design | Feb 24, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
A free health expo will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2013, from 1:30 – 5 p.m. at the Knoxville Center Mall, 3001 Knoxville Center Dr,Knoxville. Participants will receive free health screenings, see live demonstrations, receive free chair massages and more. Medical...
by design | Feb 23, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
The 911 Center was inundated with calls shortly after 10:00 p.m. when an overloaded elevator delivering passengers to the Club LeConte on the twenty-sixth floor of the Plaza Tower became stuck somewhere between the lobby and the eighteenth floor. The Knoxville Fire...
by design | Feb 23, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
On 022213 about 2121, officers with the Knoxville Police Department responded to a home invasion with shots fired at 3000 block of E. Fifth avenue. Upon arrival, officers located 4 females and 2 males who advised that they had been robbed. The victims stated that...
by design | Feb 23, 2013 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
On 022313 at 0037 hrs. officers responded to a report of a shooting at Toot’s Little Honkey Tonk located at 114 E. Anderson Ave. Upon arrival Officers found the victim, a white male, behind the business. Victim had sustained gunshot wounds about the body and...
by design | Feb 22, 2013 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Vie Mayor Nick Pavlis released a statement today calling for a meeting to discuss ways to help struggling South Knoxville businesses. Click here to read the entire release.
by design | Feb 22, 2013 | Dan Andrews, News, The Daily Focus
Tonight after the Boy Scout dinner, Gov. Haslam and Commissioner Dr. Richard Briggs had about a five minute conversation. After the conversation they posed for a picture (see above.) When I asked the governor “Will you stay neutral in this race?”...
by design | Feb 21, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Gov.Bill Haslam will be joined by former governors Phil Bredesen and Don Sundquist to headline a public forum on civility and effective governance Feb. 21 in Knoxville. The event, sponsored by the Tennessee Bar Association, the University of Tennessee Howard H. Baker...
