by Steve Hunley | Jan 21, 2013 | Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley, Publisher Last week I happened to be listening to the Hallerin Hill program, although I will confess it is not a program I listen to often. Hallerin Hilton Hill that morning had a premise that was actually interesting; he was inviting callers to...
by design | Jan 21, 2013 | Beeler, Columnist
By Richie Beeler The re-election of Barack Obama less than three months ago left conservatives wondering if one of their ilk would ever be elected to the presidency again. The election of 2012 once again proved America is a nation with a deep ideological divide. But...
by Joe Rector | Jan 21, 2013 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector In another universe and another time, Sunday was a day of rest. It was a day that defined the end of a hard week of work and school. That Sabbath was filled with some of the most comfortable and reassuring things for every member of the family. My...
by design | Jan 20, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Please click here to view this week’s Focus. MLK commission honors outstanding community leaders, organizations The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission presented special awards to two outstanding individuals as well as to a community center, an...
by design | Jan 20, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
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by design | Jan 20, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin Mahurint@knoxfocus.com Knoxville’s “go-to” store for home entertainment, Games and Things, has teamed up with a number of local sponsors to host a second annual fundraiser to benefit Thompson Cancer Survival Center on March 1. Scott and Lisa Mellon,...
by Ray Hill | Jan 20, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For decades the Bankhead family was one of the most politically prominent in the state. Today, perhaps the best-known member of the family is the late actress Tallulah Bankhead, yet Miss Bankhead’s father William was Speaker of the U. S. House of...
by design | Jan 20, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com Zora G. Clevenger took over as head coach for the University of Tennessee’s football program in 1911 and three years later led the Volunteers to both a 9-0 season and a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title on the...
by design | Jan 20, 2013 | Archives
The Square Room, in partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and WUOT 91.9FM, is now hosting a Jazz Lunch series on the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 1pm. Admission to the concert is $15 and includes a lunch buffet served up by Café 4. Tickets are...
by design | Jan 18, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
In an effort reestablish the Sunsphere as a thriving vibrant local attraction, as well as, ensure the success of the new restaurant on the fifth floor, “Icon Ultra Lounge”, small but critical changes are occurring around the Sunsphere. The most immediate...
