by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
TOP WRENCH Competition showcases automotive skills, training, careers By Bill Howard A difficult, and all-too-common, decision high-school kids have to make is whether, upon graduation, to go to college or enter the workforce. For those oriented more toward a...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The big news across Tennessee was the convergence of 500 people who rushed into the Capitol building shouting, “No action, no peace!” following the shootings by Audrey/Aiden Hale of three children and three adults. The “protest” was organized by...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Girls basketball players from 22 local high schools are being recognized as Careacter Star Athletes in this week’s issue of The Knoxville Focus. They were selected by their head coaches and each will receive a Careacter Star Athlete T-shirt and...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill During the eighty-one years that comprised the life of Dewey Jackson Short, folks knew he was here. Short was a true son of the hill country of the Ozarks and a gifted speaker who could hold his audiences spellbound, sometimes referred to as the “Hillbilly...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Day Away by Mike Steely Named for the former Tennessee Senator who served as president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Andrew Johnson Highway begins when Asheville Highway splits and the northeast portion becomes the AJ Highway heading toward Jefferson...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Carter came close to spoiling the Gibbs players’ first opportunity to present their head coach with her 1,000th career victory last week. But the Lady Eagles pulled out a 5-4 district win when senior Emma Keck drove in the go-ahead run in the top of...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | The Daily Focus
By Ken Lay The 2022-23 high school girls basketball season is now in the rear-view mirror. It was a campaign full of exciting games and stellar performances. And several local players were acknowledged for their accomplishments by their district’s respective coaches...
by design | Apr 8, 2023 | The Daily Focus
East Knoxville Community Open House ~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment The City of Knoxville will host an East Knoxville Community Open House on Tuesday, April 11, 5-7 p.m. at the Jacob Building, 401 Lakeside Dr. The event’s format is...
by design | Apr 7, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Listen for Life 5k is a charity event supporting Contact Care Line, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Center in the Knoxville, TN area. Since 1973, Contact Care Line’s Mission has been to provide free and compassionate emotional support to people in...
by design | Apr 6, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Easter Sunday Feast, April 9th at Shoney’s® Restaurants Shoney’s of Knoxville, Inc. restaurants are offering many of their delicious, classic favorites and several special items at their famous Fresh Food Bar on Easter Sunday, April 9th. Instead of worrying about the...
