by design | Dec 3, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Legislative Craftsman: Robert F. Wagner of New York By Ray Hill Robert Ferdinand Wagner was born in Germany and rose to become a towering figure in the United States Senate. Eight-year-old Bob Wagner and his parents left their village near Wiesbaden for the United...
by design | Dec 3, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Cherry said football was fun and made him tougher By Steve Williams On one of the first days of preseason football practice at Austin-East High School last August, basketball standout Shane Cherry was on the sideline observing. Not long after that, he joined the team....
by design | Dec 3, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Ten new officers graduate KCS School Security By Ken Leinart Now they have a stake, a shared responsibility, in the future of Knox County. Ten candidates were presented their graduation certificates from the Knox County Schools (KCS) Security Division Friday night,...
by design | Dec 3, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Commission to look at Animal Control By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com While the Knoxville City Council considers contracting with Young-Williams Animal Center for animal control services, the Knox County Commission’s work session has it on the agenda...
by design | Dec 2, 2023 | The Daily Focus
~ from the North Knoxville Business and Professionals Association White Elephant Gift Exchange will be DEC 8th Join us on December 8th at 7:45 am at the O’Connor Senior Center (611 Winona Street) as we celebrate the holidays as a business community. Not only...
by design | Dec 1, 2023 | The Daily Focus
On Friday, December 1, KAT will pay tribute to Rosa Parks by keeping one seat open on every bus. The seat will feature a placard recognizing the contribution made by Parks in the fight for racial justice and equality, and how the small act of sitting down on a city...
by design | Nov 30, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County to Host 25th Annual Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will flip the switch to open the 25th annual Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park starting 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. (The Cove is...
by design | Nov 29, 2023 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE LEADS FIGHT AGAINST HHS’ FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT RULE THAT WOULD VIOLATE LAW AND POTENTIALLY HARM CHILDREN On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 16 other states in fighting back against the Administration’s Health and Human Services...
by design | Nov 28, 2023 | Columnist, McKeehan
Does Your Child’s Lemonade Stand Need a Permit? By Jedidiah McKeehan How many of us have this quaint image in our heads of the classic American neighborhood? People mowing their lawns, kids on their bicycles, cars being washed, and a lemonade stand being run by a...
by design | Nov 28, 2023 | The Daily Focus
University of Tennessee Athletics, Keep Knoxville Beautiful and Nobody Trashes Tennessee team up for 3rd Annual No Trash November Student-athletes, coaches and athletics staff to participate in November 29 cleanup Campaign aims to remove 50,000 pounds of litter from...
