by design | May 31, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
This school year marks The Focus’ 15th annual recognition of our top Student-Athletes. Five local high schools – Central, Grace Christian, Knoxville Catholic, South-Doyle and West – lead off the first week. Twenty-five high schools are in our coverage area....
by design | May 31, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Some years ago, both political parties in Connecticut were careful to bolster their respective tickets with ethnically balanced tickets. Aside from the old “Yankee” population, there were Jews, Italians and a substantial Polish population to think about. ...
by design | May 31, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the rain let up Monday morning, a large crowd of parents, children and grandparents turned out for the annual Honor Fountain City Day in the Park. The Memorial Day event began at 10 a.m. and stretched into...
by design | May 31, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Farragut High School’s baseball team just keeps winning, winning and winning, and now, the Admirals have made history on the diamond. When Farragut endured a long day at the ballpark on Friday, May 22, it won its fifth consecutive state championship,...
by design | May 31, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Silent auction live now for theatre’s largest annual fundraiser presented by Lawson Family Foundation Bijou Jubilee, the Bijou Theatre’s biggest night of the year, is coming up in one week on Saturday, June 6, from 4-11 p.m. The 2026 event will feature two stages and...
by design | May 30, 2026 | The Daily Focus
S.O.U.L.S. Youth Choir, an international youth choir located in Knoxville, is singing a tribute to Mary Costa at The Cathedral Concert Series on Sunday, May 31, at 5:30 p.m. on Northshore Drive. Admission is free and open to the public. Mary Costa is now 96 years old...
