by design | Jan 3, 2021 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
2021: The Year Ahead By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com While most people are happy to leave 2020 behind, any of its problems are stretching into this new year along with some opportunities. COVID-19 is expected to get worse and not wane until mid-year...
by design | Jan 3, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Soon walkers and drivers will get the opportunity to pass over portions of something that is more than 100 years old. The Jackson Avenue ramps, leading up to North Gay Street or down to Jackson Avenue in the Old City,...
by design | Jan 3, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Longtime TSSAA official is fatal victim of hit-and-run By Steve Williams On a snowy Christmas Eve night in Halls, Gene Mynatt, a longtime TSSAA official in multiple sports, left this world doing what he liked to do best – and that was helping someone. His assistance...
by design | Jan 3, 2021 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Three Vols scoring at least a dozen points and five thunderous blocks from senior Yves Pons weren’t enough for the seventh-ranked Tennessee basketball team, which fell at home to Alabama, 71-63, on Saturday at...
by design | Jan 2, 2021 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Health has updated the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and its phased approach to administering COVID-19 vaccines to Tennesseans. “COVID-19 vaccines remain limited at this time, and Tennessee’s allocation plan prioritizes those most at...