by design | Feb 8, 2024 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Choral Society will present Christopher Tin’s “The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy” on Friday, March 1, 2024 On Friday, March 1, 2024, at Central Bearden Baptist Church, the Knoxville Choral Society, led by Dr. John R. Orr, will present a...
by design | Feb 7, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Annual Covenant Kids Run to kick off at new location 1-mile fun run at DICK’S House of Sport marks beginning of children’s racing challenge The Covenant Kids Run kickoff will be held in a new location in 2024 at DICK’S House of Sport with a 1-mile course that...
by design | Feb 6, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Keep Knoxville Beautiful to Host 45th Annual Orchids Awards Keep Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) will host the 45th Annual Orchid Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 6-9 p.m. at the Mill & Mine, 227 W Depot Ave. To purchase tickets, visit KKB’s website. ...
by design | Feb 5, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Cable news isn’t news By Joe Rector I’ve always liked the news on television. My generation was lucky enough to have anchors such as Huntley and Brinkley, Frank Reynolds, and the GOAT, Walter Cronkite. Back then, we had a half-hour local news report, and then the...
by design | Feb 5, 2024 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He was known as Tony D’Andrea, but students called him “Mr. D.” In the early sixties, he became the band director at Gibbs, a small rural school in Corryton, Tennessee. While D’Andrea taught band at the junior high and high school levels, he also...
