By Ray Hill President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to Tennessee several times during his presidency. It gave local politicians the opportunity to bask in the glow of Roosevelt’s magnetic presence and the people of Tennessee to actually see the jaunty tilt of FDR’s large head, cigarette holder firmly clenched between his teeth. The popular image […]
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council passed on first reading Mayor Rogero’s proposed budget during its meeting Tuesday night. The officials heard reports from the Historic Zoning Commission about saving historic properties and from Kim Trent, of Knox Heritage, about such efforts and her intentions to release the new “Endangered 15” list next […]
By Ken Lay Bearden High School boys soccer coach Ryan Radcliffe admitted that soccer took a back seat Thursday night but he knew that his top-seeded Bulldogs had to play a District 4-AAA Tournament semifinal. Bearden (16-3) did play and win as it eliminated fourth-seeded West High School with a 7-2 victory at Bruce Allender […]
By Steve Williams Gashaw Duhamel has won a lot of races in his decorated prep career, but his greatest victory has been making Tennessee School for the Deaf very proud. The announcement that TSD athletic director Luke Benson e-mailed to The Knoxville Focus and other media outlets last Thursday tells it all: “Gashaw Duhamel […]
By Mike Steely The Knox County Commission meets in a work session Monday afternoon beginning with a public hearing on the proposed budget and then consider its regular meeting agenda that include everything from approving a contract for services for Inmate Pharmacy Management to hearing a rezoning request on Choto Road for a much opposed […]
City Parks and Recreation offices are now officially located in the newly restored historic administration building in Lakeshore Park, located at 6410 S. Northshore Drive. For decades, City Parks and Recreation offices have been split between locations at E. Fifth Avenue offices and administration offices in the City County Building downtown. Now, Parks […]
When Historic Rugby returns to its roots, it sure sounds good. Tennessee’s world-famous utopian Victorian village will celebrate Memorial Day weekend with “Rugby Roots,” a music and performing arts festival featuring British and Appalachian music, dancing, and storytelling. The festival will take place Saturday, May 28. Daytime performances begin at noon and continue […]
State Senator Massey joins Johnson University’s Templar School of Education in celebrating alumni who have excelled in the field of teaching On Monday, May 9th, the Johnson University community and distinguished guests gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of thirteen Templar School of Education alumni from the Knoxville area who were awarded 2016 Teacher of the Year […]
Volunteer Tennessee will hold its quarterly business meeting on Friday, May 20, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CDT in Nashville. The agenda for the meeting will include committee meetings and decisions on 2016-2017 AmeriCorps grant funding. Volunteer Tennessee is a 25 member bipartisan board appointed by the Governor to encourage volunteerism and community […]
The Knoxville Writers’ Guild (KWG) will host a research workshop titled, “Smart Research Tactics for Writers”. It will be held on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to noon at Central United Methodist Church. The church is located at 201 E. Third Ave. Accessible parking is available. The workshop will be led by […]