by design | Mar 10, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
McMillan Proven Right Career Magnet Academy Enrollment Doubles By Focus Staff Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the board of education, led the fight to keep the Career Magnet Academy open. McMillan vehemently resisted efforts by the school administration...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 10, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley After forty-five days as governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee made his first State of the State address at the Capitol last Monday night. Governor Lee brought legislators and guests to their feet some twenty times and his message throughout the evening...
by design | Mar 10, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Knoxville’s newest assisted living community celebrated its grand opening late last week. Morning Pointe Knoxville had a dinner, open house and ribbon-cutting Thursday night. It’s located at 9649 Westland Drive, adjacent to Shoreline Church in the...
by Ray Hill | Mar 10, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Lawrence Davis Tyson had been elected to the United States Senate to represent Tennessee in 1924. To get to the Senate, Tyson defeated a two-term incumbent and a respected former justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. L. D. Tyson had won the general...
by design | Mar 10, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Garry Tener, chief operating officer of Broadway Carpets, spoke at Wednesday’s ribbon cutting for the company’s renovation of the exterior of the well-known business. The city’s Community Development Façade Project helped with a...
by design | Mar 10, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The third time’s the charm. Fans of Bearden High’s basketball team hope that old idiom holds true as the Bulldogs make their third straight trip to the TSSAA state tournament this week. But in two of Bearden’s last three games on the tournament...
by design | Mar 10, 2019 | The Daily Focus
GFWC Ossoli Circle joined the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to participate in Read Across America Day. March 2 is the nationwide observance of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Ossoli Circle donated copies of “Hooray for Diffendoofer Day” by Dr. Seuss with help...
by design | Mar 9, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. The change to Daylight Saving Time officially occurs Sunday at 2 a.m., when time changes to 3 a.m.
by design | Mar 8, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Tennova Healthcare, The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) and Kindred Healthcare today announced they are creating a joint venture to construct and operate a 57-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital on land owned by Tennova near the corner of Middlebrook...
by design | Mar 8, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The CAC Office on Aging is offering a FREE LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC. Who and What: The CAC Office on Aging’s Rise Above Crime program and its partners* are offering a free legal advice clinic. When: Saturday, March 9, 2019 9 a.m. – Noon Where: The CAC L.T. Ross...
