by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Honoring Bob Booker By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The recent death of Knoxville’s Robert J. “Bob” Booker surprised many who thought the community leader would live forever. During his long life, Booker was a Civil Rights leader, a founder and...
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Strong Man of North Carolina F.M. Simmons By Ray Hill It would surprise me greatly if one reader out of a thousand knew the name of Furnifold McLendel Simmons. Long ago consigned to the pages of history, there was a time when F. M. Simmons was the most potent...
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
ALL-KNOX COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM A-E’s Mr. Excitement is Player of the Year Webb’s Norris is Coach of the Year By Steve Williams You can be sure that many fans have their eyes on Shane Cherry when he takes the basketball court. The Austin-East High School junior...
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mains and Lady Irish wrap up second state title By Steve Williams The Sydney Mains Era is over at Knoxville Catholic. She didn’t go out in a blaze of glory, but back-to-back Division II-AA state championships will provide a lot of good memories in the years to come....
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS REMINDS TENNESSEANS OF IRS-APPROVED FREE TAX FILING PROGRAMS NASHVILLE- With tax season in full swing, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) would like to remind...
by design | Mar 2, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Free Family Day event returns to Knoxville Museum of Art The Knoxville Museum of Art’s biannual Family Day returns on Saturday, March 16, bringing food, artmaking, music, and fun to area families. The free event will be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and feature free, hands-on...
by design | Mar 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Museum of Appalachia to Honor Alex Haley at “Heroes of Southern Appalachia” Award Ceremony; Lamar Alexander to Present NORRIS, Tenn.— On March 1st the Museum of Appalachia will celebrate the late Alex Haley at their “Heroes of Southern Appalachia” award ceremony,...
by design | Mar 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Governor Proclaims March 1 as Arbor Day in Tennessee NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed March 1 as Arbor Day in Tennessee to recognize the importance of planting and maintaining trees in our state. This year’s celebration will be held at the Ellington...
by design | Feb 29, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Knox County to Participate in Tennessee Tree Day KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The Knox County Engineering and Public Works Department Stormwater Division has partnered up with the Tennessee Environmental Council to support their annual Tennessee Tree Day event. Tennessee Tree...
by design | Feb 28, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Eligible Tennesseans can get an extra $1,500 toward their college savings through TIPS 4-to-1 match NASHVILLE – Tennesseans can take advantage of an extra $1,500 to jumpstart their children’s college savings through the Tennessee Investments Preparing Scholars (TIPS)...
