by design | Mar 1, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Dogs, pet parents and animal enthusiasts will celebrate the 15th annual Mardi Growl Pet Parade & Festival in Downtown Knoxville on Saturday, March 5. The event benefits Young-Williams Animal Center, the official municipal shelter for the City of Knoxville and Knox...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
(Feb. 28, 2022) JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – More clearly representing the various opportunities within the field, Carson-Newman University is changing the name of its “School of Religion” to the “School of Biblical and Theological Studies.” According to the school’s dean,...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Do you remember? I’m sure you remember. In 2021, the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team went on a spectacular run that ended in Omaha. It was the Vols first trip to the College World Series in 16 years. That was a team that had so much personality. Far...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Does anybody remember the basketball games produced by TVS, the early SEC syndicated television package, a highlight of Saturday afternoons in January and February in the 1960s and 1970s, sometimes into March? If you wanted to see SEC hoops on...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Theatre is launching a new series of immersive arts events titled, “Pass the Mic: Creating a Stage for Change.” The series will provide a stage for artists from marginalized and underserved communities to share their art with a broader East Tennessee...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com He wore No. 10 and was a Tennessee Volunteer point guard on the men’s basketball team. From 1972 to 1975 Rodney Woods ran the point for Ray Mears. What was so unusual about Woods was the fact that he came from the Bluegrass State,...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net My goodness, the past week has been a busy one for our country. Covid appears to be easing its two-year grip on the planet, and with just a little luck and without some new variant appearing, we might just return to a new kind of...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Students Encouraged to Sign Up for AP Access for ALL Fall 2022 Classes; Registration Opens March 1 AP Access for ALL, a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Education and the Niswonger Foundation, announced its enrollment numbers for the 2021-22 school...
by design | Feb 28, 2022 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Trustee and in execution of that certain Deed of Trust made by Jason D. Brown and wife, Tiffany Smith, dated September 18, 2017, recorded at...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Dr. Jon Rysewyk named next KCS superintendent By Ken Lay Knox County Schools has a new superintendent. He’s a familiar face in the district’s central office. The Knox County Board of Education has selected Dr. Jon Rysewyk as the school system’s next superintendent....
