by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Honoring Bob Booker By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The recent death of Knoxville’s Robert J. “Bob” Booker surprised many who thought the community leader would live forever. During his long life, Booker was a Civil Rights leader, a founder and...
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Strong Man of North Carolina F.M. Simmons By Ray Hill It would surprise me greatly if one reader out of a thousand knew the name of Furnifold McLendel Simmons. Long ago consigned to the pages of history, there was a time when F. M. Simmons was the most potent...
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
ALL-KNOX COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM A-E’s Mr. Excitement is Player of the Year Webb’s Norris is Coach of the Year By Steve Williams You can be sure that many fans have their eyes on Shane Cherry when he takes the basketball court. The Austin-East High School junior...
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mains and Lady Irish wrap up second state title By Steve Williams The Sydney Mains Era is over at Knoxville Catholic. She didn’t go out in a blaze of glory, but back-to-back Division II-AA state championships will provide a lot of good memories in the years to come....
by design | Mar 3, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS REMINDS TENNESSEANS OF IRS-APPROVED FREE TAX FILING PROGRAMS NASHVILLE- With tax season in full swing, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) would like to remind...
by design | Mar 2, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Free Family Day event returns to Knoxville Museum of Art The Knoxville Museum of Art’s biannual Family Day returns on Saturday, March 16, bringing food, artmaking, music, and fun to area families. The free event will be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and feature free, hands-on...
