by Steve Williams | Apr 23, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Longtime basketball official Steve Pyatt suffered a heart attack Jan. 10, 2015. That put him on the sidelines for the remainder of the season, but he wasn’t done. Pyatt still had more miles in his legs, more whistles to blow, more boos to ignore and...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 23, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman From the moment Phillip Fulmer was hired as Tennessee’s athletics director on December 1st, much-needed stability returned to the UT campus. So it wasn’t a surprise to learn that on April 19th, Fulmer received a contract extension that will keep him as...
by design | Apr 22, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Celebrate Earth Day Saturday at EarthFest Rain or shine, the 19th annual EarthFest will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave. This year’s theme is Make Your Mark featuring the local...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 22, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Once again the State of Tennessee has been embarrassed by the failure of TNReady. Taxpayers spend $30 million annually to fund TNReady, which is supposed to help gauge the progress of students. It seems every year there is a problem with the...
by design | Apr 22, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Developer Rick Dover and his partner, Charles Carlyle of Boston Development, shared their tentative plans for the redevelopment of Knoxville’s former State Supreme Court building with city council members Thursday afternoon....
by Ray Hill | Apr 22, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill By 1934, Republicans were not much of a factor in statewide elections in Tennessee. The political landscape in the Volunteer State had changed with the resignation of Senator Cordell Hull, who had agreed to serve as Secretary of State in the administration...
by design | Apr 22, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Ben Baumgardner has always dreamed of playing professional ice hockey. He may now get the chance to lace up his skates and play in NHL arenas. He came one step closer to realizing his lifelong dream recently when he signed a contract to play for the Essa...
by design | Apr 22, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The better the weather, the better Josh Sobota performs in the discus and shot put events. That was the case recently as the Bearden High senior set personal records in both events. He threw the discus 194 feet, 7 inches – his personal record – at a...
by design | Apr 22, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Meet and Greet before the walk The UT Arboretum Society will hold a Meet and Greet followed by a spring wildflower walk on Saturday, May 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Haw Ridge Park on Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge. The parking lot is at the west end of the...
by design | Apr 21, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform a FREE, family-friendly concert on Market Square in downtown Knoxville on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Home Federal Bank, this concert is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. This is an...
