by design | Mar 8, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com What does the Corryton Senior Center have that no other senior center has? What makes visits to places like Cherokee, Townsend, and the Bush’s Beans Museum possible? The answer is a 25-passenger bus driven by...
by Ray Hill | Mar 8, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William Gannaway “Parson” Brownlow had been elected governor of Tennessee in 1865, taking the oath of office four days before General Robert E. Lee tendered his surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Governor Brownlow was engaged in a heated...
by design | Mar 8, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Coach Bo Lewis was counting his blessings Tuesday night after he guided the Lady Hornets to their first region championship in nearly two decades. “I’m so excited for the girls, our community and our program,” Lewis said after watching the Lady Hornets come...
by design | Mar 8, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Central’s Dustin Plumlee will make his debut today as a high school head baseball coach when the Bobcats play their season opener at Tommy Schumpert Park. Plumlee, 33, joined the Central staff last year as pitching coach and was elevated to...
by design | Mar 8, 2020 | The Daily Focus
An Easy-to-use Primer from UT Extension Tennessee families and communities are on edge about the potential for infection from the novel coronavirus that is causing COVID-19, a respiratory illness that can cause non-specific or mild symptoms in some individuals...
by design | Mar 7, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The race for Knox County Law Director in the Republican primary Tuesday was a blow out for David Buuck. The deputy law director pulled 60% of the vote over Cathy Quist Shanks. Buuck, in his first try at elected office, was backed by Knox County Law...
