by design | Mar 26, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Karns High’s softball program has a hill to climb in tough District 3-AAA, but a new and young head coach behind the task. He’s also one of Karns’ own. Haden Roberts, 24, is a 2012 Karns High graduate and played shortstop for former Beavers head...
by design | Mar 25, 2018 | The Daily Focus
To celebrate spring and the coming Dogwood Arts festival, the Art Market Gallery will hold a silent auction of artwork by its members from April 3rd to April 29th. Bidders can make a “buy it now” bid at tremendously reduced prices or make regular bids on...
by design | Mar 24, 2018 | The Daily Focus
February 2018 Statewide Unemployment One Percentage Point Lower than 2017 NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips this week announced statewide unemployment remained near historic...
by design | Mar 23, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Opening Day is Saturday, March 24, 2018 Opening Day of the Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball’s 2018 Regular Season is set for Saturday, March 24, 2018. On that day, two bare-handed base ball matches following the rules and customs of 1864 will come off...
by design | Mar 22, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Walk through 150,000 blooms, get out in nature, hunt for Easter eggs, fly to Neverland with Peter Pan, experience the first show at the new home for Bluegrass Underground, celebrate the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll or see the Violins of Hope, a collection of restored...
by design | Mar 22, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County and several community partners will host a forum for the candidates for Knox County School Board in District 1. All three candidates have confirmed attendance and will be available for interviews at the conclusion...
by design | Mar 21, 2018 | The Daily Focus
This weekend’s Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon events will bring together as many as 9,000 participants, dozens of cheering volunteers and hundreds of fans urging runners toward the finish line. All race events begin on the Clinch Avenue Viaduct in...
by design | Mar 20, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Nominations Being Solicited to Help State’s Educational Curricula Have an opinion about the beauty or utility of the state’s greenery? Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are accepting nominations to help determine a list of the 10...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal term, “mediation.” What is it? What happens during a mediation? A mediation is an informal process that is used in a large number of lawsuits to try to settle the cases before they go to trial. When a lawsuit has...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10:27-28 ( KJV) It is the most important day on the calendar. For...
