by Mark Nagi | Feb 22, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi It is just after midnight local time as I write this article from 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean. That makes it 5 a.m. in Knoxville. I’m coming back from a vacation in Hawaii. This was my first time out there. It took me 48 years to make the journey...
by design | Feb 22, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The 17th annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon race weekend will take place Oct. 2-3, 2021. Online registration for all races is open now at www.knoxvillemarathon.com. The Kids Run and 5K are scheduled for the evening of Saturday, Oct. 2, at 4:30 and 6...
by design | Feb 22, 2021 | Archives, Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE PATRICIA STANSBERRY -Vs-JOSHUA STANSBERRY Docket # 150673 IN THE FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the defendant JOSHUA...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
New location for vaccines, sheriff’s courthouse, AJ Building By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Commission discussed a new metal courthouse for the sheriff’s department, a new location for Covid-19 vaccinations, the sale of the Andrew...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 21, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Passing of Rush Limbaugh I cannot let the passing of Rush Limbaugh go by without comment. To say Rush Limbaugh was merely a radio talk show host would be comparable to attempting to pass off a mouse as an elephant. A man of formidable...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A new committee had its inaugural meeting last week. The Knox County Committee on Health and Economic Well-Being met for the first time virtually, via Zoom, on Wednesday afternoon. The 11-member committee, which was formed to serve in an advisory role to...
by Ray Hill | Feb 21, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Sam R. Sells, the congressman from Tennessee’s First Congressional District, was a successful, forty-nine year-old businessman when he faced a challenge inside the Republican primary from Carroll Reece. Reece was not quite thirty-one years old, well-...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Three more of Coach Tommy Pharr’s baseball players at Christian Academy of Knoxville have earned college scholarships. The latest signees are Ryan Degges (Columbia State), Ty Nettles (Volunteer State) and Tyler Wood (Motlow College). Degges, who also...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The show must go on! Bearden High School’s award-winning dance program will have a team participating in the 2020-21 TSSAA Championships, which will be conducted in an online “virtual” format this school year due to COVID-19. Farragut and West Valley...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Consumer interest in purchasing local is at an all-time high, and the long-standing Pick Tennessee Products program has announced a refreshed logo for Tennessee food businesses, farmers markets, and agritourism. “As we move into a new year filled with hope and...
