by design | Jul 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
~ from League of Women Voters of Tennessee On Thursday, July 22, at noon EDT/11 a.m. CDT, the League of Women Voters of Tennessee will be hosting a webinar on Communities of Interest: Building Blocks for Redistricting. The session is open to the public and may be...
by design | Jul 20, 2021 | The Daily Focus
This week’s spotlight highlights KCHD’s Food Protection Division The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) Food Protection division keeps the community safe by educating folks about food safety issues. One way they accomplish this is through an online class. This...
by design | Jul 19, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The solitude of the Sunday after Christmas in 2004 was shattered by the midday phone call from colleague John Painter in Dallas, as the Vols were preparing for the Cotton Bowl game against Texas A&M The message was this: Former Vol defensive...
by design | Jul 19, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Some subjects for each writer haunt them. One might be an outline for a novel; another might be a character who shines in a short story; still, another might be just the right rhythm for a poem. We who try to put words on paper to entertain or explain or...
by design | Jul 19, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was a wonderful addition to Knoxville’s skyline. In the early seventies, the Hyatt Regency (now Hotel Knoxville) was built across the street from the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum which was constructed during the time John Duncan...
by design | Jul 19, 2021 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: DARIUS JAMELE HUNT IN RE: KEZIA ELIZABETH WYATT v. DARIUS JAMELE HUNT 202536-2 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is verified, that the...
by design | Jul 19, 2021 | The Daily Focus
State Senators Richard Briggs and Becky Massey and Lt. Governor Randy McNally encourage citizens to take advantage of Tennessee’s new and traditional sales tax holidays which are set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 30th. The 16th annual tax holiday on...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bud Armstrong to Run for Chancellor By Focus Staff Richard “Bud” Armstrong has announced he will be a candidate in next year’s Republican primary for Chancellor, Part II Armstrong released a statement stressing the importance of competent and impartial jurists on the...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Kyle Ward Juneteenth Resolution Commissioner Kyle Ward is sponsoring a resolution to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday in Knox County. Ward is a small businessman, a combat veteran, and the first millennial to be elected to the Knox County...
by design | Jul 18, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
The key to Meske’s success at Webb School By Steve Williams Over 37 years ago, David Meske left Wisconsin and came to Knoxville for graduate school and got a tip from one of his professors about a job opening at Webb School. Meske got the job and 275 wins later, he by...
