by design | Jun 14, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Suggestions and comments flooded an internet meeting Tuesday hosted by Knoxville Renaissance and promoted as a Black Community Town Hall. Hosted by WATE’s Tearsa Smith, the Facebook Live discussion also included...
by Ray Hill | Jun 14, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Frank Clement was the first incumbent governor in Tennessee to bid for the United States Senate since Tom C. Rye in 1918. The unexpected death of Senator Estes Kefauver on August 10, 1963 necessitated a special election in 1964. For the second time in...
by design | Jun 14, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Congratulations to the Student-Athletes of the Year at our local high schools! A combined total of 44 females and males from 22 TSSAA-member schools in The Knoxville Focus’ coverage area were bestowed the distinction of “Shining the Brightest...
by Steve Williams | Jun 14, 2020 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams A friend of mine, the late Aaron Keen, was founder of Rocky Top Views, a UT sports publication, in the early 1990s and needed a delivery person for the East Tennessee area. I took that part-time job to supplement my teacher aide position in ISS at...
by design | Jun 14, 2020 | The Daily Focus
~ from Marble Springs In these uncertain times, it is more important than ever to learn from our ancestors. Join us at Marble Springs on Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and learn how they preserved their food with Board Member Jim Buckenmyer. This...
by design | Jun 13, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
The City of Knoxville’s new COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program will assist renters and homeowners struggling to pay for housing due to income lost because of the pandemic. The goal of the program is to help an estimated 570 renter households and 140 homeowner...
