by design | Aug 28, 2023 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Knox County Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report Knox County Grants & Community Development The Knox County Grants & Community Development Public Hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Early voting picked up in final days By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “Given the good weather we experienced during the last two weeks and the opening of a sixth early voting spot —- at many people’s insistence — I am disappointed in the turnout. The...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Resolutions Move Mental Health Facility Forward Knox County Commissioner Kyle Ward’s resolution asking the State of Tennessee to help fund a mental health facility for our community is gathering support. The City of Knoxville...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
South-Doyle High ‘salutes’ Witenbarger By Steve Williams David Witenbarger, a 1996 South-Doyle High graduate, was honored for his military service and also recognized for being part of the school’s newest football award that bears his name at a halftime ceremony of...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Man in the White Hat: Indiana’s Henry F. Schricker By Ray Hill For many years the governors of Indiana were confined to serving one four-year term and sitting it out for another four years before they could run again. Several tried, but the only man to have...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
Black’s parents signed him up to play at C-N By Steve Williams On Carson-Newman’s 1963 football roster, Bobby Black, senior co-captain, was listed as a 6-3, 200-pound center. Back then, 60 years ago, that was considered pretty good size for a college lineman. Over the...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Commission moves to control short-term home rentals By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knox County Commission met last week it heard from citizens urging the county to adopt rules and regulations dealing with short-term housing rentals....
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | The Daily Focus
DON SUNDQUIST, 47TH GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE, PASSES AWAY Sundquist served as Governor from 1995 to 2003 COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – Today, at the Sundquist family’s request, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s office shared that Governor Don Sundquist passed away peacefully,...
by design | Aug 27, 2023 | The Daily Focus
LABOR DAY WEEKEND! 8th Annual Ancient Sounds Music Festival A celebration of Celtic and Appalachian music! Click here for Tickets and more info about Ancient Sounds! We’re only one week away from this years’ Ancient Sounds Music Festival! The weather is...
by design | Aug 26, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Deadline to Sign Up For Leadership Training Classes Approaches The Office of Neighborhood Empowerment (ONE) is proud to bring back its leadership training class called “Building Strong Neighborhood Organizations.” The program consists of 11 classes, starting Monday,...
