by design | Jan 7, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Re-electing the Senator: The Final Campaign of William B. Bate By Ray Hill By 1903, only two men had ever been elected to a fourth term in the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee: Isham G. Harris and William B. Bate. The two men had several things in...
by design | Jan 7, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fulton quickly gets back on right track By Steve Williams Everyone seemed to be in agreement that Fulton’s first loss of the season was a good loss. The defending Class 3A state champions were riding a 32-game win streak when Murfreesboro Central Magnet stopped Fulton...
by design | Jan 7, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bishop hopes to be ready to play by March By Steve Williams Tennessee freshman running back De’Sean Bishop is on the road to recovery and hopes to be 100 percent for spring practice in March, he told The Focus last Thursday. The Karns High School product and one of...
by design | Jan 7, 2024 | The Daily Focus
#5 Vols Hand #22/19 Ole Miss First Loss, 90-64 ~ From UTAD Read Online Box Score (PDF) Season Stats VIDEO: Rick Barnes Postgame VIDEO: Mashack & Aidoo Postgame Highlights Download Pressers Postgame notes available below recap. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of...
by design | Jan 6, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Presents “French Opera Jewels” The Golden Age of French Grand Opera at Sacred Heart Cathedral – March 3, 2024 – Free admission The Amadeus Chamber Ensemble is delighted to announce the second concert of its 2023-2024 Season: French Opera...
by design | Jan 5, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Pedal for Pat Event Raises $50,000 to Benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation Pedal for Alzheimer’s Hosted Charity Cycling Event In Honor of Summitt’s Legacy The Pedal for Pat charity cycling event announces it raised $50,000 to benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation. The...
by design | Jan 4, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Students, faculty and staff at Pellissippi State Community College led Tennessee’s community and technical colleges in a six-week challenge to collect food items for those in need. Tennessee’s public community and technical colleges annually participate in the...
by design | Jan 3, 2024 | The Daily Focus
KUB’s Project Help Spreads Warmth During Cold Winter Months KUB Kicks Off 2023 Fundraising Campaign, Runs through Feb. 6 Knoxville, TN – During the winter months when utility costs rise due to cold weather, the need for emergency heating assistance increases....
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | The Daily Focus
SOUTH-DOYLE 2023-2024 CHORAL PROGRAMS The South Doyle High School Singers is an audition choir at SDHS. They are a group of seventeen 10th-12th graders who participate in this ensemble year-round. This past spring, Singers traveled to New York City to perform at...
by design | Jan 2, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Happy Anniversary, Emancipation Proclamation By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com January 1st is the 161st anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Although universally acknowledged as an important historical document, the reasons for...
