by design | Feb 18, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero spoke at the Neighborhood Advisory Council’s monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon and answered a number of questions. The questions ranged from what will happen at the terminus of James White...
by Ray Hill | Feb 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Joseph Lister Hill did not emerge from the hills of Alabama, nor did he have to rise above poverty; in fact he was born into a well-to-do family. Hill’s father was Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill and the future senator was named for his father’s friend,...
by design | Feb 18, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Bearden moved on. Austin-East wished it could. In a regular season finale matching two Knoxville high school basketball teams that ranked among the state’s best throughout the year, the visiting Bulldogs pulled away in the second half for an...
by design | Feb 18, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Central High School’s boys basketball team saw its 2017-18 season come to an end Thursday night in the District 3-AAA Tournament quarterfinals. The Bobcats dropped a 62-47 decision to Powell late last week at Halls High School. But Central, which...
by design | Feb 18, 2018 | The Daily Focus
A program of the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial Collaborative Celebrating the Achievement. Continuing the Legacy: The Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial, 1920 – 2020 1-4 P.M., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville – 865-215-8824 ...
by design | Feb 17, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Map updates in two of the Metropolitan Planning Commission’s (MPC) city planning sectors are underway, and we need to hear your thoughts. MPC is holding an open house for citizens to participate in the process to change the way Stream and Slope Protection Areas are...
by design | Feb 16, 2018 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Thursday, the Tennessee State Board of Education released the 2017 Teacher Preparation Report Card, a tool that Tennesseans can use to learn more about the effectiveness of teachers who graduate from all approved Tennessee educator preparation...
by design | Feb 15, 2018 | The Daily Focus
February is full of love, music, learning how to swing dance, art and events to honor Black History Month. Here’s what’s going on across Tennessee this week. For a complete list, visit tnvacation.com/calendar. Ongoing Pulaski – Schedule a fudge tour at Milky Way...
by design | Feb 15, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) invites you to be immersed in the tradition of quilt-making at the 24th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest on March 20 – 24, 2018. More than 500 quilts will compete in a variety of different categories for $20,000 in prize money. Located at the...
by design | Feb 14, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Close to 90 area employers and colleges will participate in the annual Knox County Schools Career Day from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Knoxville Expo Center (5441 Clinton Highway). The event is free and open to all Knox County Schools’ eighth graders, high...
