by Mark Nagi | Mar 4, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman College basketball is tricky come tournament time. It’s all about getting the right matchups at the right time. Amongst the programs that have never been to a Final Four, Tennessee is one of the winningest programs out there. But this year...
by design | Mar 4, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~ From the North Knoxville Business & Professional Association We hope to see you on March 8th at 7:45 a.m. to hear ESPN.com’s Chris Low. The meeting will be at Emerald Youth Foundation at 1718 N. Central St. Knoxville. Low joined ESPN.com in 2007 after 10 years...
by design | Mar 3, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
City may increase funds for affordable housing By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Plans for two apartment complexes, one at Pond Gap and the other on Young High Pike, were approved to receive development funding by the Knoxville City Council Tuesday. The...
by design | Mar 3, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Knoxville Focus continues to interview interesting people in our area. Charlie Rhodarmer is a man of many hats, indeed. Rhodarmer is the director of the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tennessee and active in re-enactment groups. You never know what historic...
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By Steve Williams The Christian Academy of Knoxville girls picked up the slack for their ailing leader. Senior standout Claire Brock played 26 minutes but could only produce two points in CAK’s 47-39 semifinal win over Northpoint Christian School Friday in the...
by Ray Hill | Mar 3, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Lawrence Davis Tyson was Tennessee’s junior United States senator and while not a professional politician, the senator continued to demonstrate he had learned quite a lot in the short time he had served in the Senate. Possessing a gentlemanly nature, Tyson...
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By Bill Howard This past Dec. 8, Fulton High School’s boys’ basketball team beat Austin-East 77-68. Four weeks later, the Roadrunners returned the favor 52-40 in Round 2. On Feb. 19, the District 4-AA rivals played Round 3 for the district championship....
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By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The neighborhood of Fort Sanders has been in the news lately. The historic section of Knoxville is threatened by progress, hospital growth, and loss of historic homes. Fort Sanders property owners are rightfully proud. A...
by design | Mar 3, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The Secret History of RDX: The Super-Explosive that Helped Win World War II Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Colin Baxter PROGRAM: “The Secret History of RDX: The Super-Explosive that Helped Win World War II” | A Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Colin Baxter ...
by design | Mar 2, 2019 | The Daily Focus
I support what President Trump wants to do on border security, but not the way he has been advised to do it. It is unnecessary and unwise to turn a border crisis into a constitutional crisis about separation of powers when the president already has congressional...
