by Steve Hunley | Jul 21, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
And Madeline’s Meltdown By Steve Hunley The first of two votes on the zoning and code process upheaval known as Recode in Knoxville City Council has happened. Recode was approved by council by a vote of 7 to 2 (Voting for Recode were: Stair, Saunders, McKenzie, Rider,...
by design | Jul 21, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Lynn Redmon, a Norwood and Knoxville community leader, passed away last year and was memorialized Wednesday as the Norwood Public Library building was named for him. Redmon was known and respected for being a spokesman for...
by Ray Hill | Jul 21, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Walter Chandler enjoyed a long and productive political career, serving as a state legislator, congressman and mayor of Memphis. Chandler was also a highly successful attorney and was responsible for the Baker vs. Carr lawsuit that guaranteed Americans...
by design | Jul 21, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Prior to the Knoxville City Council marathon meeting on Recode night, Mayor Madeline Rogero held a press conference that morning on the 6th floor of the City-County Building. Some of the council members attended but the crowd was...
by design | Jul 21, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Cycling has taken Kaysee Armstrong to India, Chile, Canada and Africa and her climb as a mountain bike racer has been like a dream come true. The No. 1 ranked female stage racer in the United States in 2018, who also is a local accountant and South...
by design | Jul 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Saturday, July 27, Regency Tea from 2-4 p.m. Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville cordially invites you to a Jane Austen Regency Tea, Saturday, July 27 from 2:00-4:00 pm. An afternoon tea will be served, as well as Jane Austen readings, dressing the...
by design | Jul 20, 2019 | The Daily Focus
In recent years, excessive heat has caused more deaths than all other weather events, including floods. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, generally 10 degrees or more above average, often combined with excessive humidity. You will likely hear...
by design | Jul 18, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Life did not start out easily for Judge Don Elledge. Born into a housing project built for the economically deprived during the New Deal era in Charleston, West Virginia, Judge Elledge’s living conditions took a turn for the worse after he moved to DeKalb County in...
by design | Jul 18, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The Authors Guild of Tennessee (AGT) will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, August 1 at 11 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church of Farragut. Published authors are invited to attend. Info: authorsguildoftn.org
by design | Jul 17, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~from the Office of Neighborhoods The Five Points Community will be hosting their community homecoming July 19 and 20. There is plenty of community fun and entertainment to look forward to at the Homecoming: On Friday, July 19, the entire day will be a...
