by design | Jan 7, 2013 | Baker, Columnist
By Sarah Baker It has been a very dreary winter here in Knoxville. With the yucky, wet weather and the constant talk of fiscal cliffs and local court fiascos, it has been hard not to feel weighted down by this winter. Lots of folks I know are in the thick of the...
by design | Jan 7, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com The history of the University of Tennessee football program is steeped in tradition and rich with legend. Sports casters utter names such as Neyland, Majors and Fulmer with a sense of reverence. Yet, in the annals of Vol...
by design | Jan 6, 2013 | Archived Editions, Archives
Click here to view this week’s Focus online. Knoxville: There’s An App For That By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com Knoxville now has an app, thanks in part to Knoxville City Councilman Nick Della Volpe. “The Knoxville application is a handy index-like tool,...
by design | Jan 6, 2013 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knox Countians appear to be at least somewhat skeptical about the outcome of the recent vote by Congress to avoid the “fiscal cliff”. Likely voters were asked the question, “This week there was a vote in the U. S. House of Representatives and...
by design | Jan 6, 2013 | Archives, Columnist
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com The history of the University of Tennessee football program is steeped in tradition and rich with legend. Sports casters utter names such as Neyland, Majors and Fulmer with a sense of reverence. Yet, in the annals of Vol...
by Ray Hill | Jan 6, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill William Edgar Borah was one of the most celebrated members of the United States Senate during his time. Enormously popular in his state of Idaho, Borah was an impressive orator, regularly filling the Senate galleries when he spoke and his speeches were...
by design | Jan 6, 2013 | Archives
Frank S. Nicely serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 17 which encompasses parts of Knox County and the majority of Jefferson county. Questions were asked by Focus writer Tasha Mahurin. 1. Following the horrific tragedy at...
by design | Jan 6, 2013 | Archives
Cheerleaders from The King’s Academy raised funds to purchase 101 wreaths for veterans of United States armed forces. Then, as part of a nationwide effort called Wreaths Across America, the eleven middle school and high school girls helped place 200 wreaths on the...
by design | Jan 6, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
The Knox County Democratic Party held their monthly “First Friday” night time social event this past week. The event is a friendly party which builds camaraderie among the Democratic faithful. Snacks and drinks are provided. This month attendance was a...
by design | Jan 4, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
One is the loneliest number. Quite often companies and government hold off hiring at the end of the year to avoid filling out multiple layers of paperwork involving taxes. Also with many vacations being taken, the amount of people available to train new employees is...
