by design | May 21, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knox County Vagrancy Laws Must Be Enforced Folks in northeast Knox County have been worried about an increasing presence of either the homeless or just plain old vagrants along Harris Road, a residential street. Neighbors have complained about fires...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The future of a large portion of wooded land at 1400 Merchant Drive was decided Tuesday. The hilly property, protected from several developments in the past, was approved to go from Neighborhood Commercial and...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill There was a time when people engaged in voting a straight ticket, meaning they voted for every candidate of one political party or the other. There have also been election cycles where a tidal wave of support empowered one party or the other. 1920 was such...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic High girls’ tennis is on a three-year roll since the pandemic sidelined high school spring sports in 2020. Not only have the Lady Irish won back-to-back state titles, they were announced as the No. 1 team in the nation this past...
by design | May 21, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Gibbs right fielder Dakota Large was among several players who played key roles on defense in the Lady Eagles’ 2-1 win at Halls in the Region 2-3A softball championship game Wednesday night (May 17). The marathon contest took 2½ hours and 11 innings...
by design | May 21, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Decoration Day Join Historic Ramsey House to honor Veterans at Lebanon in the Fork Cemetery! WHEN: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 Starting at 10:00am WHERE: Lebanon in the Fork Cemetery 2390 Asbury Rd, Knoxville, TN 37914 Join the Historic Ramsey House this Memorial Day...
by design | May 20, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is congratulating Parks and Recreation for completing the first of five phases of the Knox County Water Trail Initiative, which included the area from Powell Landing to Roy Arthur Storm Water Park. The Knox County Water Trail is a...
by design | May 19, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Five Points Up coalition, in partnership with the Knox County Health Department, will host its annual community cleanup in East Knoxville on May 20. The event will take place from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., with participants meeting at the Eternal Life Harvest Center...
by design | May 19, 2023 | The Daily Focus
~ from Sevier County Department of Tourism VisitMYSmokies. com will unveil “Smoky Mountain Stories” a new video docuseries featuring the hidden treasure and breathtaking beauty of the Smoky Mountains. The stories to premiere on May 19 highlights some of the best...
by design | May 18, 2023 | The Daily Focus
It’s time for summer, and MEDIC is ready to kick things off with the annual Parrot Head Week from May 22 – 26. MEDIC will be serving cheeseburgers throughout the week, and donors will receive a special edition t-shirt (while supplies last), Texas Roadhouse coupon,...
