by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Bill Howard The Christmas holidays can be a happy and joyous time with family and friends. Or they can be anything but, for those who are alone, or need regular care. It can be an especially difficult time for the elderly or infirm. Because of the generosity...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Tuesdays and Wednesdays are busy days for Angelic Ministries. On those days, every week, people in need come there for food, furniture, linens, kitchen supplies, clothing and personal care items. In the Christmas...
by Ray Hill | Dec 22, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Colonel Luke Lea, away in Europe during the First World War, had never gotten along with John Knight Shields when they were colleagues in the United States Senate. Lea’s newspaper, the Nashville Tennessean sided with Shields’ opponent, Governor Tom Rye in...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Cheri Duncan’s cheerleaders did their part in helping Halls High School make Christmas brighter for many families this year. The cheer squad “adopted” a family for Christmas and provided gifts for them. The adoption was part of the school’s...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville is offering Level 2 Volunteer Forester training that will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and run for four consecutive Wednesdays (15, 22, and 29), 6-9 p.m. at the Public Works Building, 3131 Morris Ave. You do NOT have to have Level 1 Volunteer Forester...
by design | Dec 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Representative Rick Staples (D- District 15) and the Tennessee Department of Labor will meet to discuss the state of poverty in the East Tennessee region, particularly in the African American community. The meeting will focus on the coordination and collaboration of...