DIY Network’s Robert Kulp, Mike Whiteside, and Sara Bendrick are all confirmed to appear at the 2018 House & Garden Show, February 16-18 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Robert Kulp and Mike Whiteside are stars of Salvage Dawgs on DIY Network When Mike and Robert aren’t filming an episode of their hit show, these Navy veterans and business […]
Who: The Tennessee Stage Company What: Shakespeare Out Loud featuring Henry IV, Part One Where: Lawson McGhee Library When: February 18, 2018 2:00 p.m. ALL READINGS FREE The Best way to read Shakespeare’s plays is out loud – and with friends! The Tennessee Stage Company and Shakespeare On The Square invite you […]
Rountree kicks off board re-election campaign By Ken Lay Knox County Schools Board of Education member Amber Rountree hosted her re-election kickoff party Tuesday night at a South Knoxville coffee shop. Rountree, who represents the 9th District and serves as the school board’s vice chair, played a vital role in hiring current Knox County Schools […]
By Steve Hunley What most people in Knox County don’t seem to realize is that Jim McIntyre’s Leadership Academy is still very much alive. When current Superintendent Bob Thomas presented the board of education with a proposal removing $900,000 of funding, Thomas concurrently recommended to the board that the school system continue to participate in […]
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com In a combined effort to get more residents of South Knoxville and South Knox County involved in the future of that area three local elected officials joined to meet the public recently. County Commissioner Carson Dailey, City Councilmember Stephanie Welch and School Board Vice Chair Amber Rountree held a community […]
Tennessee Senator Bill Frist was not the first physician to serve in the United States Senate; almost sixty years before Dr. Frist took the oath of office, a physician left the Senate through death. Royal S. Copeland was an unusual person and for that matter, an unusual sort of physician, especially for the times. Born […]
Armstead said spectators caused incident to escalate By Steve Williams In an exclusive interview with The Knoxville Focus last week, Austin-East Athletic Director Alvin Armstead said spectators coming out of the stands were what caused an incident in a high school boys’ basketball game between A-E and Brainerd to escalate Saturday, Jan. 27, in […]
By Ken Lay FRANKLIN — For the first time in school history, Gibbs High School’s wrestling team has won a State Dual Championship. The Eagles, who have been recent regulars at the Class AAA State Duals in recent years, were reclassified before the 2017-18 season. And they claimed this season’s Class A/AA Championship with a […]
For forty years the Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show has showcased the evolution of the trends in home improvement and landscape designs. The 40th Annual Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show will be at the Knoxville Convention Center Friday, February 16 through Sunday, February 18. The show hours are Friday, 2/16 10:00 a.m. – […]
Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee has opened its website for 2018 Phase I grant submissions. Any qualified nonprofit may apply. Grant topics include: (1) Access to Care; (2) Healthy Life Choices; (3) Mental Health and Addiction Recovery; (4) Family Strengthening and (5) Open Topics. The required proposal outline, instructions, submission dates, background on each […]