by design | Oct 7, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com One recent Saturday morning more than 40 people went to the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd for a special event. They were volunteering to help Operation Inasmuch, Inc., to assemble 20,000 pasta and tomato sauce...
by design | Oct 7, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’” is an old saying and in South Knoxville Rocky Stephens is planting that acorn with the idea of an eventual South Knoxville Museum. Rocky Stephens, the owner of Pinnacle Communications,...
by design | Oct 7, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The Bearden Bulldogs will host the Farragut Admirals this week in one of the state’s top high school football rivalries. “The rivalry is special because of the history and tradition between the schools,” said Bearden Head Coach Morgan...
by design | Oct 7, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Catholic High School’s volleyball team won its fourth consecutive district championship Tuesday night in Fountain City. Lady Irish coach Brent Carter wants his team to enjoy every title it wins. But there wasn’t a big celebration after Catholic swept...
by design | Oct 6, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Tennesseans who want to vote in the Nov. 6 general election must register to vote by Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Registering to vote is easy in Tennessee. Tennessee citizens may register online from a computer, tablet or smartphone at GoVoteTN.com. Voters may also...
by design | Oct 5, 2018 | The Daily Focus
ATLANTA – The National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) selected 12 new communities and partnerships in the southeast to receive technical and planning assistance. The assistance provided will promote the development of new...
by design | Oct 5, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed Oct. 14-20 Earth Science Week in Tennessee, to promote awareness of the importance of geoscience. As part of Earth Science Week, TDEC, in partnership with the American Geosciences Institute, will distribute a limited number of...
by design | Oct 4, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Jeffrey Grunau, Renee Hoyos, Greg Samples and Marc Whitmire, candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, will interact with voters at a meet and greet on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Tim Burchett’s campaign did not respond to requests to participate....
by design | Oct 3, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Wolf PAWS invites the public to their fourth annual fundraiser “WolfStock” to be held on Saturday, October 6th from 12-5 p.m. at their wolf-dog sanctuary located at 2525 Edgewater Lane in Dandridge. WolfStock visitors will get to tour the sanctuary and see the...
by design | Oct 3, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee State Library and Archives is pleased to announce that Tennesseans will have free online access to the full run of The Tennessean (1812 to today) through the Tennessean Electronic Library (TEL). Previously, Tennesseans were only able to...
