By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Ever play cards with a comedian, foosball with a TV personality, air hockey with a famous voice or darts with a symphony conductor? Bet you haven’t, but you can, during an evening of games, auctions, food and fun at “Game On Against Cancer” at Games and Things on Kingston Pike and […]
By Ray Hill Dan Kuykendall (pronounced Kirk-en-dall) was the first Republican to be elected to Congress from West Tennessee since 1882. Kuykendall was also the first Republican to represent E. H. Crump’s former domain of Memphis in the House of Representatives; Kuykendall was also the last Republican to represent the area in Congress. Kuykendall was […]
By Steve Williams As I was going back to my car to get the camera to take pictures of the recent District 4 high school bowling tournament, I noticed a teenage boy coming in to Family Bowl wearing leg braces and using a walker. Otherwise, he looked healthy. Maybe he had been in an accident, […]
With the name of a human trafficking victim on a bracelet, used as an act of advocacy, over 500 will participate in the 5th Annual Knoxville Run 4 Their Lives walk/run on Saturday, January 27 in Knoxville. Runners, walkers and children will complete a 5k at University of Tennessee Gardens with the purpose of raising […]
The award is based on attitude, careacter, grades, community service and performance as a person. Weeks 3 and 4 Honorees ASHTON BLAIR Central ALIYAH BROWN Karns DANI BRYANT Powell KALEIGH CALDWELL Gibbs MORGAN CARBAUGH Farragut ZARRIA CLARK Carter EMMA CUMMINGS Halls KORTNEY DUNBAR University of Tennessee […]
The LeConte Photographic Society is proud to present a photo program on Saturday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. at the King Library in Sevierville titled, “Creativity and Composition – Looking for the Details” by Kendall Chiles of Knoxville. This program will cover all aspects of photographic composition. We will start out with a refresher on […]
The official 2018 Tennessee Transportation Map is now available for travelers. There have been some improvements and additions to the 2018 state map in order to increase its accuracy and usability. These include improvements in divided and undivided roadways, as well as segments which have been added or modified for clarity, such as the […]
Ijams Nature Center invites the public to participate in future planning for the nonprofit nature center at an open house this Saturday, Jan. 20, from 1-3 p.m. at the Visitor Center. “If you’ve got some great ideas about the future of Ijams or want to know more about the new Nature Preschool […]
For many victims of domestic abuse, stalking and similar crimes, escaping their abusers is no easy task. In 2016 alone, 78,100 domestic violence offenses were reported in Tennessee. In over 80 percent of these reported incidents, the primary victim was either a woman or a child. In over half of reported cases, the […]
Tennessee residents can visit any of the seven Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions on Friday, January 19 through Thursday, January 25, at a special discount with 20% of the proceeds going to benefit the local animal shelters. Special Admission to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies is only $10 and $5 for the other six Ripley’s / Guinness […]