by design | Aug 25, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A new era opened on a winning note for the Halls High School volleyball team Tuesday night. The Lady Devils won their season opener over Karns at home as they downed the Lady Beavers 25-12, 25-20, 25-18 in front of a spirited crowd. It was also Halls High’s...
by design | Aug 25, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Given a large turnout Thursday during the last three days of Early Voting, when 1831 voted and 948 voted by absentee ballot, the hoped-for 10,000 was met. As the final day approached more and more people voted and Downtown West topping the other polling...
by design | Aug 24, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Please join us on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 for the next SKA Business Card Exchange We’ll be meeting at Lowe’s Home Improvement 7520 Mountain Grove Dr., Knoxville, TN The Exchange kicks off at 8:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served. This is a great opportunity to...
by design | Aug 24, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The 7th Annual Monroe Life Balloon Fiesta will return to East Tennessee at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. Enjoy Balloon rides, live music, food, arts & crafts, kids zone and much more all while supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Monroe County. The two-day Balloon...
by design | Aug 23, 2019 | The Daily Focus
As Knox County continues to grow, there has been a great deal of interest in emerging trends in land development. To create a visual representation of these changes, staff from Knoxville-Knox County Planning created a county-wide map of approved sector plan amendments...
by design | Aug 23, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Local author Cyn Taylor will hold a book sale and signing on Wednesday, August 28 from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Halls Senior Center. Taylor has had three new works published this year and will be launching those the day of the signing. “Truffles &...
by design | Aug 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville mayoral candidate Eddie Mannis laid out plans for how he would implement Recode, the complete revamping of the city zoning ordinance. It was passed by city council a week ago but is not scheduled to take effect until January 1, 2020. “All across...
by design | Aug 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Bridges to Bluffs 10k (6.2 mi.) Open Water Swim/2019 USMS Marathon will take place September 22, 2019 in the Tennessee River. Swimmers begin the race by jumping from the “Star of Knoxville” Riverboat (held stationary in the middle of the River) and have four...
by design | Aug 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The Knoxville Focus has been asking candidates for office to respond to a series of questions. Seat C, currently held by Vice Mayor and Councilman Finbarr Saunders, has five candidates hoping to become one of the top two that will go on to the general...
by design | Aug 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
There is extreme profanity in this video from Mr. Hayes during a protest at the University of Tennessee campus. This video is not suitable for young children to hear. Please use caution in playing this. This video has not been edited. We have had calls to the...
