by design | Oct 14, 2019 | The Daily Focus
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is once again teaming up with David and Yvonnca Landes for the 7th Annual Keeping the David Landes Miracle Alive Blood Drive on November 6 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM at Petro’s in West Knoxville. The event is a celebration of David...
by design | Oct 13, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mannis campaign officially opens East Knoxville office By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville businessman and candidate for mayor Eddie Mannis stepped into Democratic East Knoxville last week to officially open his campaign office at 900 East Hill Avenue where...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 13, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Rene Hoyos has made the expected announcement she is running for Congress again in 2020. Hoyos ran against Tim Burchett in 2018 and won a whopping 33% of the vote. Now she’s off to the races once again and telling anybody who will listen she’s seen...
by design | Oct 13, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams West High’s volleyball team ran into adversity two days before the District 4-AAA tournament began. The No. 2 seed Lady Rebels lost their best player, senior setter Sophie Cain, to an ankle injury in practice last Monday. The Appalachian State...
by Ray Hill | Oct 13, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. had successfully managed to defeat freshman Congressman Richard Atkinson in a hard fought race. The Democratic nominee – – – and the general election in the Hermitage District was a mere formality, as it was as...
by design | Oct 13, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Bill Howard Two weeks ago The Focus reported on a Sept. 23 public-input meeting at the Knoxville Area Urban League about the proposed construction of a supportive housing facility on 5th Avenue. After Director of Community Development Becky Wade laid out the plan –...
by Steve Williams | Oct 13, 2019 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams Assistant coaches in high school football often go unnoticed and unheralded, until they are gone. Usually fans only see and hear the head coach, the face and voice of their team. Most assistants are satisfied with the role they have, working behind...
by design | Oct 13, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~ from Knoxville-Knox County Homeless Coalition Area landlords, tenants, case managers, and homeless and housing service providers are all welcome to join us for the Knoxville-Knox County Homeless Coalition’s 4th Annual Landlord Summit. We will have speakers on...
by design | Oct 13, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Office of Neighborhoods The City of Knoxville will host a public meeting about the results of a study regarding the possible future uses of Chilhowee Park and Exposition Center. The meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., at the Jacob Building,...
by design | Oct 12, 2019 | The Daily Focus
In a kickoff weekend celebrating October as ‘Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful Month,’ 73 volunteers removed a total of 9,400 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River’s Fort Loudoun Lake in Lenoir City and Knoxville during river cleanups. Keep the Tennessee...
