by design | Apr 15, 2019 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com If you’ve visited the public parks in Knox County or Knoxville you’ve probably noticed benches in those parks with memorial plaques on them. Ever wonder about those memorials or about how those benches are dedicated to loved ones?...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Vestal continues to deal with homeless By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Vestal Community Organization met last week and continued to wrestle with an increase in homeless people there. The meeting, at the South Knoxville Community Center, heard from Officer J....
by Steve Hunley | Apr 14, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley There are frequent complaints about bullying in our schools and is it any wonder? On Saturday, April 6, Governor Bill Lee came to Knox County to speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner. A small group of teachers led by former local teachers’ union head...
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By Ken Lay Knox County Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong made a rare appearance at a local Republican Club early last week. “I don’t get to as many Republican Club meetings as I’d like to,” Armstrong told members of the West Knoxville Republican Club at its monthly...
by Ray Hill | Apr 14, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill By the last week of June, it was obvious to virtually everyone Senator John Knight Shields was in deep political trouble. Shields had been the last man elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve in the United States Senate after having served for...
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By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When Knoxville’s Neighborhood Coordinator Debbie Sharp asked the Advisory Council what their main concerns were, the number one topic they wanted to address was affordable housing. During the NAC meeting last Wednesday, Becky Wade...
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By Steve Williams Lacrosse will become a new TSSAA sport in 2021-22, but a few local teams already are playing the fast-growing game and have been for a long time. In a rivalry matchup April 3 at David Meske Stadium on the Webb School campus, the Spartans were...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be hosting a happy hour and trash scour at Central Depot on Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will kick off at Central Depot, 103 W Depot Ave. Volunteers will be cleaning up the Old City Central Depot District...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Dementia is a family illness. It is well recognized that an adult diagnosed with one of the many illnesses that lead to dementia will see their life change profoundly. It is less well understood outside of affected families just how much the lives of caregivers will...
by design | Apr 13, 2019 | The Daily Focus
rayson Subaru To Present Largest Check To-Date to Ijams Nature Center The public is invited to join Ijams Nature Center and Grayson Subaru in celebrating the success of the 2018 Subaru Share the Love event on Monday, April 22, at 10 a.m. during a check presentation...
