by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
RAM set for free 3-day clinic in Knoxville Free dental, vision and medical services set for Jan. 12-14, 2024 Remote Area Medical – RAM® – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need – will hold...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Do As I Say, Not As I Do Joe Biden routinely has threatened to go after “tax cheats” and has called on the better-off to pay their fair share. Evidently, that doesn’t apply to First Son Hunter. Just about every member of the...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Martha Lee’s Jewelry comes home to South Knoxville By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Martha Lee’s Jewelry has found a new home in South Knoxville, where it all began for its owner. The business is owned by Terry Merianos, who took it over from her mother in...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Life With Wild Bill By Ray Hill George Graham Vest, an outstanding attorney and U. S. senator from Missouri, is still remembered to this day for his tribute to dogs. Vest had been hired by Charles Burden whose dog, Old Drum, had been killed by his brother-in-law,...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Soles Jr., PHS sack leader, signs with UK By Steve Williams With Knox County schools closed for the holidays last Wednesday, the official National Signing Day for NCAA Division 1 football programs, Powell High Coach Matt Lowe scheduled a signing ceremony on Tuesday...
by design | Dec 25, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bearden softball team helps Wreaths Across America By Steve Williams Bearden High’s girls softball team lent a big hand to the Wreaths Across America event Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Knoxville National Cemetery. For three hours, from 11 in the morning to 2 in the...
by design | Dec 24, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Unveiling of MIA, a new accessibility feature for the visually impaired at the Museum of East Tennessee History When: January 3, 2024 | Open House from 1:00-6:00 pm for members of the visually impaired community; Ribbon Cutting for the MIA system at 4:00 pm Where:...
by design | Dec 23, 2023 | The Daily Focus
FIRST DAY HIKES AT TENNESSEE STATE PARKS ALIGN WITH NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS NASHVILLE – Tennesseans can launch their New Year’s resolutions for healthy lifestyles with one of the free guided hikes on New Year’s Day at Tennessee State Parks throughout the state. ...
by design | Dec 22, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Department of Education Releases School Letter Grades In 2016, the Tennessee General Assembly approved legislation requiring the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) to establish a letter-grading system for public schools. Implementation of this measure...
by design | Dec 21, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Rotary Club of Knoxville Elects Its 2024-25 Board of Directors At its December 19 meeting, the Rotary Club of Knoxville elected its 2024-25 board of directors, to be led by Christopher Lambert, relationship manager at the Trust Company of Tennessee. The board begins...
