by design | Jul 9, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Housing Crisis For Whom? For the better part of two years, building slowed during COVID. That caused a housing problem in this country. We hear a lot of rattling about a “housing crisis” inside the City of Knoxville especially. ...
by design | Jul 9, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bearden product having a sizzling season with Nats By Steve Williams In a 30-game stretch up to the Fourth of July, Lane Thomas was hotter than a firecracker on the Major League Baseball scene. The Knoxville native and Bearden High graduate (Class of 2014), who is the...
by design | Jul 9, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mountain State Dynasty: John Kee of West Virginia By Ray Hill For forty years, one family dominated the politics of West Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District. John Kee, a former state senator, was elected to the House of Representatives in the Democratic landslide...
by design | Jul 9, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
KFD Hosts Open House at Station 11 On Friday afternoon parents brought their children to the Open House at Fire Station 11 on Whittle Springs Road to tour the station and climb aboard the fire engine. Assistant Fire Chief Carla Jones, Mayor Indya Kincannon and Fire...
by design | Jul 9, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Farragut celebrates Independence Day with annual parade By Ken Lay The Town of Farragut celebrated America’s 247th birthday Tuesday morning with its annual Fourth of July Parade. The parade began under overcast skies but that didn’t dampen the celebration as local...
by design | Jul 9, 2023 | The Daily Focus
On July 7, 2023, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Detectives Parker Hall and Logan Sammons were searching for a stolen vehicle on Summit Hill Drive in Knoxville. Detectives located the stolen vehicle and observed a male, later identified as Juan Kizer, in...
by design | Jul 8, 2023 | The Daily Focus
MEDIC has a critically low inventory of O Negative blood. There is currently less than a one-day supply. Inventory for O Positive is low to critical. Healthy donors are encouraged to donate as soon as possible to stabilize the blood supply. Due to the high holiday...
by design | Jul 7, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Second Saturday Concert Series continues this weekend at the Cove at Concord Park and Clayton Park. The free concerts are held 6 to 8 p.m. July through September on the second Saturday of each month. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets, lawn...
by design | Jul 6, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen announces details for 2023 Citizens Academy. The District Attorney General’s Citizens Academy is held in the fall and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the criminal justice system. Participants learn about the...
by design | Jul 6, 2023 | The Daily Focus
UT Gardens to Host 2023 Art in the Gardens Exhibit Free to the Public, the Summer Exhibit Opens July 7 Come see some fanciful foxes while strolling through a beautiful garden. The University of Tennessee announces the opening of Fanciful Foxes: A Garden Art Exhibit,...
