by design | Dec 29, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The 2019 volleyball season was full of excitement as three area teams ended their respective seasons in Murfreesboro at the state championships. Concord Christian and Catholic each made it to the title matches. The Lady Lions (Division II-A) and the...
by design | Dec 29, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free anyone held in slavery and the act went into effect on January 1, 1863. On the first day of 2020 the Knoxville branch of the National Association for the Advancement of...
by design | Dec 27, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD By Zach Stipe, Director of Football Communications JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The last time the Tennessee football team played in Jacksonville, sophomore quarterback Joshua Dobbs was the star, accounting for three total touchdowns in a 45-28 victory over...
by design | Dec 26, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris, TN is offering the following art classes in January and Early February: Beginner’s Knitting Class 1/19, Handbuilding with Clay Mondays starting 1/27, Painting Winter Cardinals 2/9, Beginner’s Knitting Class 2/16. For...
by design | Dec 24, 2019 | The Daily Focus
City of Knoxville offices will be closed Christmas Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Day on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Additionally, Knoxville Area Transit buses and trolleys do not run on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. ...
by design | Dec 23, 2019 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Trustee, having been appointed Successor Trustee in an instrument dated January 9, 2019, of record at Instrument No. 201901160042719 in the Register’s Office for...
by design | Dec 23, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Like a person’s life, a culture is comprised of stories. And at this time of the year virtually everyone has a Christmas story or a Holiday tradition. To a certain extent, humans are creatures of habit and comfort. We like things as we remember...
by Joe Rector | Dec 23, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Merry Christmas! I hope yours will be a fabulous one. As far as I’m concerned, any Christmas spent with loved ones is good. Maybe the gifts aren’t just right, or maybe “the little lights are twinkling,” but the traditions that we all follow each...
by Mike Steely | Dec 23, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Want to visit a really unique group of parks right here in Knox County? You could take a day away from home and take the family to the various unique parks in northwest Knox County. The most unusual of these many parks has got to be Harrell Road...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 23, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major A rose from Spain. A koala bear from Australia. Venetian glass from Venice. From Puerto Rico, a butterfly—the symbol of new life. Ornaments from Japan, Prague, China, and the list goes on. The magnificent ten-foot Christmas tree is the focal...
