by design | Apr 14, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Knox County Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong made a rare appearance at a local Republican Club early last week. “I don’t get to as many Republican Club meetings as I’d like to,” Armstrong told members of the West Knoxville Republican Club at its monthly...
by Ray Hill | Apr 14, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill By the last week of June, it was obvious to virtually everyone Senator John Knight Shields was in deep political trouble. Shields had been the last man elected by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve in the United States Senate after having served for...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When Knoxville’s Neighborhood Coordinator Debbie Sharp asked the Advisory Council what their main concerns were, the number one topic they wanted to address was affordable housing. During the NAC meeting last Wednesday, Becky Wade...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Lacrosse will become a new TSSAA sport in 2021-22, but a few local teams already are playing the fast-growing game and have been for a long time. In a rivalry matchup April 3 at David Meske Stadium on the Webb School campus, the Spartans were...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be hosting a happy hour and trash scour at Central Depot on Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will kick off at Central Depot, 103 W Depot Ave. Volunteers will be cleaning up the Old City Central Depot District...
by design | Apr 14, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Dementia is a family illness. It is well recognized that an adult diagnosed with one of the many illnesses that lead to dementia will see their life change profoundly. It is less well understood outside of affected families just how much the lives of caregivers will...