by design | Feb 17, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Governor Bill Lee visits South-Doyle to discuss vocational programs By Amy Box Fellhoelter On his first trip as governor to Knox County, Governor Bill Lee discussed expanding access to vocational, technical, and agricultural Career Technical Education (CTE) programs...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 17, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley On February 7, Knoxville City Council held the first council workshop on Recode and there were many property owners expressing their concern about the 287-page document that may replace all commercial and residential zoning in the city of Knoxville. ...
by design | Feb 17, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
For several months The Knoxville Focus has been interviewing public officials, community leaders and other people we feel contribute to our county’s history, progress or have interesting lives. This week we sat and chatted with John Fugate, a Fountain City leader who...
by Ray Hill | Feb 17, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Lawrence D. Tyson was a soldier, business titan, lawyer, owner of the Knoxville Sentinel, and United States senator from Tennessee. Tyson’s only previous political experience had been one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives where he had been...
by design | Feb 17, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Chris Hunter has left West Point and is changing his career plans. The Austin-East High School graduate, who signed with the Army Black Knights football team and was inducted into the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on July...
by design | Feb 17, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Guard Ques Glover said that when Bearden High School’s boys basketball convened for preseason workouts that the Bulldogs discussed their season goals. Bearden was able to put a check mark by one of those aspirations on Monday, Feb. 11. Sure, it was a...
by design | Feb 17, 2019 | The Daily Focus
A Brown Bag Lecture and Book Signing with Dr. Robin Montgomery & Joy Montgomery PROGRAM: “Sam Houston’s Quest,” A Brown Bag Lecture and Book Signing by with Dr. Robin Montgomery & Joy Montgomery DATE: Monday, February 18, 2019 at 11:45 a.m. ...
by design | Feb 16, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The inaugural Tennessee Songwriters Week kicks off Feb. 17-23 with open mic nights, songwriting competitions, showcases and in-the-round sessions across the state. The week celebrates the foundation of the craft, recognizes past and present songwriters and paves the...
by design | Feb 15, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Reminder: Burn Permits Required Through May 15 NASHVILLE – Tennessee is celebrating a record to be proud of. Thanks to favorable weather and citizens who burned debris safely, 2018 saw a record low number of wildfires. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture...
by design | Feb 14, 2019 | The Daily Focus
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Come break bread together and celebrate Black History with a FREE Community Breakfast served by your local community leaders. The breakfast will be held at the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA located at 124 S. Cruze Street, Knoxville, Tennessee...
