by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 20, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan The world of youth sports is a crazy place. Parents take their children’s tee-ball games way too seriously and the internet seems to explode once a week with brawls between parents at sporting events. There was one such video recently...
by Steve Williams | Aug 20, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Mick Gillispie, Tennessee Smokies baseball broadcaster since 2007, is on deck for a major league gig. After all, he was selected the Ballpark Digest’s Minor League Broadcaster of the Year for 2017. That’s No. 1 among hundreds of others who do what he...
by design | Aug 20, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Family Friendly Social Event of the Summer hosted by your neighborhood association Town Hall East. Enjoy Free Ice Cream, Free Lemonade, Face Painting, Raffles, Booths Meet Your Neighbors and Town Hall East Neighborhood Association – Saturday, August 25, 2 ...
by design | Aug 19, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
City Police and Fire not relocating to Knoxville College By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It may be that Knoxville College failed to fulfill an agreement within the memorandum of understanding with the city or successfully negotiate to alleviate the former...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 19, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley If anyone doubts for a moment President Donald Trump’s campaign to call out the mainstream media for misrepresentation, telling half the story or pushing outright lies is having an effect, last week should have caused those doubts to evaporate. Last...
by design | Aug 19, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Two affordable housing projects were before the Knoxville City Council Tuesday, both getting unanimous first reading approval but not without some neighbors objecting. Elmington CG LLC is proposing low income housing on East...
by Ray Hill | Aug 19, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Former three-term Prentice Cooper, consigned to the political sidelines following his defeat for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate by Albert Gore in 1958, lived in the beautiful red brick mansion built by his father in 1904. Cooper...
by design | Aug 19, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The first quarter couldn’t have gone much worse for Austin-East High’s football team in its season opener Friday night. But quarterback Trey Foster and a trio of receivers hooked up for three big-play touchdowns before halftime, sparking a...
by design | Aug 19, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay It was a matchup between a pair of state football champions to open the 2018 season and it lived up to its billing. At least until Maryville scored 24 unanswered points to pull away from Catholic and capture a 31-10 victory over the Irish Friday...
by design | Aug 19, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The City of Knoxville and MPC want your input for the section of Chapman Highway between Blount Avenue to just past Governor John Sevier Highway. A public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at South Doyle Middle School, 3900...
