The Knoxville Focus for March 18, 2019
Con Hunley helps Blake Shelton open Ole Red in Gatlinburg…
Finally, a golden moment for Bearden basketball
By Steve Williams The third time was the charm. Playing…
$15M added to city budget includes Safe Place at Broadway bridge
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Finance Director Jim York told…
Watkins Overton, ‘Mr. Crump’s Mayor’
By Ray Hill Samuel Watkins Overton, Jr. came from one…
Wright: Fulton looks ‘tougher’ in semifinal win
By Steve Williams Fulton was wide awake for a 10…
Attorney Arthur G. Seymour, Jr. passes away
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Our region has lost one of…
The Knoxville Focus for March 11, 2019
McMillan Proven Right Career Magnet Academy Enrollment Doubles By Focus…
Governor Lee hits a home run
By Steve Hunley After forty-five days as governor of Tennessee,…
Morning Pointe celebrates grand opening of new Knoxville facility
By Ken Lay Knoxville’s newest assisted living community celebrated…
The Last Years of Lawrence D. Tyson, IV
By Ray Hill Lawrence Davis Tyson had been elected to…
Broadway Carpets celebrates façade renovation
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Garry Tener, chief operating officer of…
Battle-tested Bearden returns for another state title shot
By Steve Williams The third time’s the charm. Fans of…
The Knoxville Focus for March 18, 2019
Con Hunley helps Blake Shelton open Ole Red in Gatlinburg By Lisa DeMarsico Knoxville native and country icon Con Hunley and…
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Finally, a golden moment for Bearden basketball
By Steve Williams The third time was the charm. Playing in the TSSAA state tournament for the third year in a…
March 17, 2019 • Read More
$15M added to city budget includes Safe Place at Broadway bridge
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Finance Director Jim York told the City Council Tuesday that $15,155,694 is needed in new and…
March 17, 2019 • Read More
Watkins Overton, ‘Mr. Crump’s Mayor’
By Ray Hill Samuel Watkins Overton, Jr. came from one of Tennessee’s most prominent families; Overton was the great-great grandson of…
March 17, 2019 • Read More
Wright: Fulton looks ‘tougher’ in semifinal win
By Steve Williams Fulton was wide awake for a 10 o’clock tipoff in the Class AA semifinals Friday morning in Murfreesboro…
March 17, 2019 • Read More
Attorney Arthur G. Seymour, Jr. passes away
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Our region has lost one of its leaders with the passing of Arthur Seymour, Jr., well-known attorney…
March 17, 2019 • Read More
UT to Host Event Focused on Community Engagement
Saturday
Mar. 23, 2019
Mar. 23, 2019
Students learning during music class at the University-Assisted Community Schools after school program at Pond Gap Elementary. More than 100 nonprofit and government agencies are registered for the University of… Read More
Knoxville National Cemetery to Honor Vietnam Veterans
Friday
Mar. 22, 2019
Mar. 22, 2019
The Department of Veterans Affairs Knoxville National Cemetery will honor the service, sacrifice, and enduring achievements of the Armed Forces in a 50th Anniversary event on March 28, 2019 at… Read More
Roads and Rivers Day this Saturday
Thursday
Mar. 21, 2019
Mar. 21, 2019
Spring is finally here and once again it’s time to remove unsightly litter from Seymour’s roadsides, streets, stream banks, and public places. Seymour’s spring Roads and Rivers Day will be… Read More
Recycle Old Electronics or Volunteer at Ijams E-Cycle Event March 23
Thursday
Mar. 21, 2019
Mar. 21, 2019
Did you know that Americans produce over 12 million tons of electronic waste annually? Take Action! and keep e-waste out of landfills at E-Cycle for Earth this Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon! Recycle your unwanted electronics, volunteer to… Read More
Knoxville Botanical and Local Breweries Break Ground on Green Drinks Garden
Thursday
Mar. 21, 2019
Mar. 21, 2019
Good things are brewing at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum (KBGA). Knoxville’s breweries and distilleries are partnering with the KBGA to create a Green Drinks Garden that will educate… Read More
Electric scooter pilot program launches in Knoxville today
Wednesday
Mar. 20, 2019
Mar. 20, 2019
Today, the City of Knoxville launches an electric scooter pilot program with the first of two companies selected through a competitive process. Zagster, which operates the local Pace bike-sharing… Read More
University of Tennessee Creative Writing Series Presents Peter Ho Davies
Wednesday
Mar. 20, 2019
Mar. 20, 2019
On Monday, March 25, writer Peter Ho Davies will read as part of the University of Tennessee Creative Writing Series. Peter Ho Davies is the author of two novels, The… Read More