by design | Nov 19, 2017 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Rogero asks council to table Historic Overlay By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Responding to concerns voiced by the two elected officials from East Knoxville, Mayor Madeline Rogero is asking the city council to table the proposed historic overlay in the Parkridge...
by Steve Hunley | Nov 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Here at The Knoxville Focus we are thankful for a great many things. First and foremost we are thankful for God, family and country. The Focus continues to grow and for that we are also very thankful. For the success The Focus has had, we owe that to...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Rose King Bob and Sue Tobey celebrated their 50th Anniversary at a surprise party hosted by neighbors and friends earlier this month. The Tobeys were high school friends in Detroit, Michigan and began dating when reunited after college. As Bob said, “And here we...
by Ray Hill | Nov 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “When the water reaches the upper levels, follow the rats.” Quote attributed to Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson was already something of a vestige of a time gone by as he approached the end of his life. Tall, stately, with a full head of...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Alex Norman For the first time ever, Knoxville Catholic faced Oak Ridge in a football game, and the stakes were pretty high. The winner would advance to the state semifinals in Class 5A. The Irish offense was sloppy at times, but they mixed the run and the...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Lane Lee recently finished his sophomore season as an inside linebacker on the Oliver Springs High School football team. Last November, he was still battling leukemia after missing his freshman season with the cancer. His recovery brought great joy...
by design | Nov 19, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Ditch the lines and head to the woods for free, guided hikes at all 56 state parks Tennessee State Parks will offer free, guided hikes at all 56 of its parks on Friday, Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving. This is the fourth year for this event, and one in a series...
by design | Nov 18, 2017 | The Daily Focus
TAMIS and Knoxville History Project partner for “Knoxville’s Christmas History in Print, Photo, and Film” The Knoxville History Project and Knox County Public Library’s Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound (TAMIS) are teaming up for a...
by design | Nov 17, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Five students from the University of Tennessee have partnered with Young-Williams Animal Shelter to create a crowdfunding campaign, Fur Ever Vols, to better the lives of animals and continue to help Young-Williams’s mission to end pet homelessness. This group of...
by design | Nov 17, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Members of the Norwood community will gather for a Community Thanksgiving Celebration from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Norwood Middle School. The Community Schools Initiative at Norwood Elementary School and Northwest Middle School are...
