by design | Oct 1, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Tragedy of William Knowland By Ray Hill William Fife Knowland seemingly had everything; born into a wealthy and powerful family, he eventually found himself in the United States Senate representing California. Rising to become the Majority Leader of the U.S....
by design | Oct 1, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Robinson comes back from injury to win girls’ title Smith sets new boys’ record By Steve Williams Kate Robinson pulled off an upset and Keegan Smith set a new boys’ record time in the annual Knoxville Interscholastic League Cross Country Championships on the Cherokee...
by design | Oct 1, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Farragut loses to top-ranked Bradley Central 28-20 By Mark Nagi Last Friday night, the Farragut Admirals knew that they’d be in for a battle when they hosted Class 6A’s top-ranked team. Bradley Central not only was undefeated but featured one of the best players in...
by design | Oct 1, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Preschoolers invited to Parents as Teachers’ Roll & Read Preschoolers and their parents are invited to enjoy Parents as Teachers’ Sixth Annual Roll & Read event on Friday, October 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at Safety City, 165 S. Concord Street. Roll & Read is...
by design | Sep 30, 2023 | The Daily Focus
UT Gardens, Knoxville, to Hold Fabulous Fall Plant Sale on October 7 Stock up on Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, Trees, Houseplants, Bulbs and More KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Invest in your garden with exciting plant selections from the State Botanical Garden of Tennessee during...
by design | Sep 29, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Federal Railroad Administration Presents $23.7M Grant to TDOT Funding to Improve Tennessee’s Short-Line Railroad Infrastructure Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has been awarded a $23.7 million Consolidated Rail...
by design | Sep 28, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Annual Wiffleball Tournament is Saturday The Office of Neighborhood Empowerment (ONE) will host the Sixth Annual Neighborhood Wiffleball Tournament this Saturday, Sept. 30, beginning at 8 a.m. at Caswell Park, 570 Winona St. The deadline to sign up to play in the...
by design | Sep 27, 2023 | The Daily Focus
McClung Museum Hosts Annual “Can You Dig It?” Event in Celebrating International Archaeology Day The McClung Museum will host a free day of programming and hands-on activities exploring archaeology The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture is excited to...
by design | Sep 26, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Dignitaries from the Knoxville area will join Morning Pointe Senior Living leaders on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 11:30 a.m., to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence at Hardin Valley. The ceremony will take...
by design | Sep 25, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
On Almost Everything, Follow The Money By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Almost everything the federal government does can be traced back to a very old saying: “Follow the money.” According to Wikipedia, the saying was popularized almost 50 years ago...
