by design | Jan 12, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams When Bryson Rosser was announced as Central High School’s new head football coach on Feb. 3, 2014, he said what intrigued him the most about the position was “the ability to put my stamp on this program.” It turned out to be a first class stamp and...
by Ray Hill | Jan 12, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Despite intense pressure from constituents and his own political party, Senator John Knight Shields of Tennessee remained determined to vote his convictions as the United States Senate considered the Treaty of Versailles. John Knight Shields had been the...
by design | Jan 12, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
On January 16 at 7:00 p.m. the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) will decide if Verizon Communications may place 5G cellular small cell support structures in 12 locations in Farragut including four in residential areas, including Stonecrest,...
by design | Jan 12, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Hardin Valley Middle School’s girls basketball team closed out its regular season with a signature victory at home Thursday night. The win was a rivalry victory and netted the Lady Hawks the Golden Turkey Award for the year. Hardin Valley used a stifling...
by design | Jan 12, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~from the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians Registration is now open for Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians’ 2020 summer resident camp at Camp Tanasi in Andersonville, TN. Camp Tanasi’s summer camp is focused on teaching girls independence,...
by design | Jan 11, 2020 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission and The Carpetbag Theatre Inc. will present A Night with the Arts: A Concert in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at...
by design | Jan 10, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football junior offensive lineman Trey Smith announced on Thursday that he will return to the Volunteers for his senior season during a press conference at the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. In an homage to Peyton Manning,...
by design | Jan 9, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Office of Neighborhoods The City of Knoxville Community Development Department is seeking input to help develop its Five-Year Consolidated Plan for program years 2020-2024. Come out on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m., to the John T. O’Connor Center, 611 Winona...
by design | Jan 8, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Farmers’ Market opens this Saturday, January 11, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., for its seventh season at Central United Methodist Church, 201 E Third Ave, Knoxville. Market shoppers will find a wide variety of locally-grown seasonal...
by design | Jan 7, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Free classes open to the public The Knox County Health Department’s (KCHD) next Diabetes Management Series takes place Thursdays, January 9, 16, and 23, from 1 to 2 p.m. at KCHD, 140 Dameron Ave. The organization offers the free, three-part series quarterly to...
