University of Tennessee senior linebacker Brent Brewer and junior rower Courtney Fritts have been invited to the NCAA Career in Sports Forum to be held June 8-11 in Indianapolis. The NCAA will provide education on career development and potential career opportunities for nearly 300 student-athletes from Divisions I, II and […]
A press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow at 10:00 am at Volunteer Landing. It is expected that the announcement pertains to the development of the former Baptist Hospital site, which Georgia-based development firm Blanchard & Calhoun currently has under contract.
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Ethnicity has little to do with rhythm because my grandson Noah has it. We don’t know where he got it because my son-in-law doesn’t dance. Perhaps it’s some recessive or ancestral gene that courses through Noah’s blood and allows him to move like no white man I’ve ever seen. Sitting on […]
By Alex Norman They’ve made winning boys’ soccer championships a regular experience at Christian Academy of Knoxville. On Friday, May 24th, the Warriors won their second straight Division I Class A-AA title, with a 2-1 victory over Kingsbury. CAK downed Kingsbury for the 2012 championship as well. “It means a lot for the boys,” said […]
“Checking out at the store, the young clerk suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own shopping bags as Plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have the ‘green’ thing back in my earlier days.” The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation […]
By Joe Rector I don’t know about any other Tennesseans, but I, for one, feel so much safer knowing that our state officials are taking care of us. If you don’t believe they are, just check out State Senator Frank Niceley’s “fatherly” leadership. Niceley’s proposal would remove the arduous task of choosing Democratic and Republican […]
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law According to the National Institute of Health, 9.5% of the U.S. adult population suffers from mood disorders in any given year with 45% of these cases being classified as severe. A mood disorder refers to a mental disorder “in which the underlying problem primarily affects a person’s emotional state […]
Pilot Flying J is on track to offer diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump at nearly every diesel lane at the company’s travel centers and travel plazas across the U.S. by October. In March, Pilot Flying J announced that the company’s network of DEF at the pump had […]
KUB and its contractor will close the westbound curbside lane on a short section of Middlebrook Pike between Citico Street and North Twenty First Street between the hours of 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. beginning Monday, June 3, and lasting through Wednesday, June 5, as work is completed on the natural gas distribution system. One westbound […]
Click here to view this week’s Focus. Shine Brighter Making the Sunsphere Iconic By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com “I have fear. You got to have a pretty healthy respect for what you’re doing. Our top three priorities on this job are safety, safety, and safety,” stated Rex Richardson. For Rex and his crew from Apex Window […]