by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 23, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan When individuals come to me and want me to represent them on their personal injury case, they are typically talking about one of two types of cases, a car wreck or a slip and fall case. While most attorneys are willing to represent someone on a car...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Archived Editions, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pension Board may be added to lawsuit By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Chancery Judge John Weaver quizzed attorney John Owings Thursday morning about the Knox County Retirement and Pension Board entering the lawsuit between Knox County Citizens and...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “I’m going to veto it,” Mayor Glenn Jacobs told the media following the first vote by the Knox County Commission to authorize a feasibility study on Knoxville Center Mall. The motion, introduced by Commissioner...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Bill Howard The Christmas holidays can be a happy and joyous time with family and friends. Or they can be anything but, for those who are alone, or need regular care. It can be an especially difficult time for the elderly or infirm. Because of the generosity...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Tuesdays and Wednesdays are busy days for Angelic Ministries. On those days, every week, people in need come there for food, furniture, linens, kitchen supplies, clothing and personal care items. In the Christmas...
by Ray Hill | Dec 22, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Colonel Luke Lea, away in Europe during the First World War, had never gotten along with John Knight Shields when they were colleagues in the United States Senate. Lea’s newspaper, the Nashville Tennessean sided with Shields’ opponent, Governor Tom Rye in...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Cheri Duncan’s cheerleaders did their part in helping Halls High School make Christmas brighter for many families this year. The cheer squad “adopted” a family for Christmas and provided gifts for them. The adoption was part of the school’s...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville is offering Level 2 Volunteer Forester training that will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and run for four consecutive Wednesdays (15, 22, and 29), 6-9 p.m. at the Public Works Building, 3131 Morris Ave. You do NOT have to have Level 1 Volunteer Forester...
by design | Dec 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Representative Rick Staples (D- District 15) and the Tennessee Department of Labor will meet to discuss the state of poverty in the East Tennessee region, particularly in the African American community. The meeting will focus on the coordination and collaboration of...
by design | Dec 20, 2019 | The Daily Focus
You are invited to come have a relaxing, uplifting evening of entertainment with Smoky Mountain Storytellers presenting tales from past and present. Friday, December 20, 6-7:30 p.m., at Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St, Maryville. Smoky Mountain Storytellers: ...
