by Steve Hunley | Apr 25, 2021 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley We Need To Get This Right Local media has been consumed by the story of the shooting of Austin-East student Anthony Thompson. Some readers will remember when Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon called a hasty press conference in a city park in twenty...
by design | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The zoning request for higher density along Merchant Drive was changed by the Knoxville City Council Tuesday at the request of Norwood community homeowners. Hilton Capital Group, represented by Benjamin C....
by Ray Hill | Apr 25, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill By 1930, Carroll Reece, congressman from Tennessee’s First Congressional District, had served for a decade in the House of Representatives. Reece had defeated an incumbent who had also served for ten years in Congress to win the Republican nomination in...
by design | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Grace Christian Academy senior Hannah Cooper gives the softball a ride during a game this year. Photo by Mark Cooper. By Steve Williams Who are the top teams on the local high school softball scene this season? Right now that answer would have to be Farragut....
by design | Apr 25, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Berean Christian has won its first tennis match in school history. The Lady Eagles defeated Samuel Everett School of Innovation 4-3 at John Sevier Park in Maryville on April 22. Breanna Edington, Raygan Robertson and Maddie Dyer won their singles...
by design | Apr 25, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Kindergarten Readiness Workshop The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is launching a new virtual Kindergarten Readiness Workshop. This free event is open to all parents/guardians of children that will enter kindergarten in 2021...