by design | Sep 29, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox County’s ‘Safe Babies Court’ Is Working By Focus Staff Few people pay much attention to the court system until or unless they have a legal problem. Folks are too busy from day to day to give much thought to such things, nor do people much care about the variety...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 29, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Folks in the Parkridge community are upset their community isn’t being treated fairly. What Parkridge residents are angry about is the use of land right next to Caswell Park as the site for a three-story apartment complex for the homeless. The City of...
by design | Sep 29, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Why are the county mayor and some members of commission rushing the approval of a lease of the TVA East Tower for the Knox County School system? What’s the actual value of the Andrew Johnson Building, where the school system is...
by Ray Hill | Sep 29, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Joseph Wellington Byrns was almost surely the most popular political figure inside Tennessee’s “Hermitage District.” That was the Congressional district in Tennessee which encompassed Nashville and the “Hermitage”, home of General Andrew Jackson. For...
by design | Sep 29, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By David Klein Monday, September 23 at Holston Hills Country Club, the Rick Barnes Emerald Youth Golf Classic was held to raise money for the Emerald Youth Foundation. Tennessee Basketball Head Coach Rick Barnes donated a $50,000 check to the foundation, and 120...
by design | Sep 29, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams There’s 5-0 and there’s 5-0. Records can be deceiving. Powell High’s football team proved that Friday night, turning in an impressive performance in a 49-0 win over rival Halls in the Battle of Emory Road. An estimated crowd of over 7,000 turned out...
by design | Sep 29, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Free youth baseball clinic to feature seven MLB Alumni Local youth will have an opportunity to play with their big league heroes at the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Legends for Youth baseball clinic series on Tuesday, October 1st,...
by design | Sep 28, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee State Parks was recognized Tuesday as one of four finalists for the award of top state park system in the nation at the National Recreation and Park Association annual conference in Baltimore, Md. The other finalists for the award were Florida State...
by design | Sep 27, 2019 | The Daily Focus
125+ shelters in 26 states will offer $25 pet adoptions on Saturday, October 12 After successfully placing over 23,000 pets in homes, BISSELL Pet Foundation is back to Empty the Shelters at a participating location near you. On Saturday, October 12, adopters will have...
by design | Sep 26, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Former Stair Supporters Now Support Mannis Knoxville Mayoral candidate Eddie Mannis has picked up endorsements across the city from community leaders who previously supported candidate Marshall Stair. Stair finished third in the primary election and was eliminated...
