by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Knox County high school football put a feather in its cap with a 20-13 win over East Tennessee in the first-ever Rivalry Showcase Game Dec. 11 at Blankenship Field in Oak Ridge. The Knox County team was presented the Bob Black Trophy for its victory....
by design | Dec 19, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Transit Authority met recently and heard a report by Belinda Woodiel Brill, Knoxville Area Transit’s planning and public information director. Brill told the members that they are looking at an upcoming...
by design | Dec 19, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday that the Biden-Harris Administration is providing up to $1.5 billion to states and school districts to help school meal program operators deal with the challenges of supply chain disruptions brought on by the...
by design | Dec 18, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Uncertainties Linger Amid Pandemic’s Loosening Grip KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Researchers from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture outline gains in all major agricultural sectors in this year’s economic report to the governor, a marked improvement from the...
by design | Dec 17, 2021 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
The Knox County Health Department received confirmation on Thursday evening of a case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in Knox County. “With the Omicron variant spreading quickly across the country, and already present here in Tennessee, we knew it was just a matter of...