by design | Jan 27, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Public event to address the problem and solutions The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry and the National Park Service are partnering with Keep Sevier Beautiful to host an educational event spotlighting kudzu in the Sevier County area. The...
by design | Jan 26, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tony Norman kicks off re-election campaign By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com District 3 school board incumbent Tony Norman drew a crowd Wednesday evening in a campaign kickoff event at the Holiday Inn on Cedar Bluff Road. The well-respected former...
by Steve Hunley | Jan 26, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley This evening the Knox County Commission will vote on the TVA Tower lease. Another commission vote will be held later on whether to sell the Andrew Johnson Building and move the Knox County School System into the TVA East Tower. County Mayor Glenn...
by design | Jan 26, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Knoxville Catholic took a shot at one of the nation’s premier high school basketball teams Saturday afternoon and gave them all they wanted. IMG Academy got out of town with a 71-53 win, but it wasn’t easy for the tall and talented squad from...
by Ray Hill | Jan 26, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “If you haven’t got anything nice to say about anyone, come sit here by me” – pillow in the home of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, eldest child of former President Theodore Roosevelt, had been in the public eye since the...
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By Ken Lay When the final buzzer sounded in the boys championship game of the James A. Ivey Jr. Memorial Basketball Tournament, it was Whittle Springs assistant coach Jadarius Suber who spoke first as the Warriors celebrated. “We’re not done,” Suber exclaimed as...