by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill During the eighty-one years that comprised the life of Dewey Jackson Short, folks knew he was here. Short was a true son of the hill country of the Ozarks and a gifted speaker who could hold his audiences spellbound, sometimes referred to as the “Hillbilly...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Day Away by Mike Steely Named for the former Tennessee Senator who served as president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Andrew Johnson Highway begins when Asheville Highway splits and the northeast portion becomes the AJ Highway heading toward Jefferson...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Carter came close to spoiling the Gibbs players’ first opportunity to present their head coach with her 1,000th career victory last week. But the Lady Eagles pulled out a 5-4 district win when senior Emma Keck drove in the go-ahead run in the top of...
by design | Apr 9, 2023 | The Daily Focus
By Ken Lay The 2022-23 high school girls basketball season is now in the rear-view mirror. It was a campaign full of exciting games and stellar performances. And several local players were acknowledged for their accomplishments by their district’s respective coaches...
by design | Apr 8, 2023 | The Daily Focus
East Knoxville Community Open House ~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment The City of Knoxville will host an East Knoxville Community Open House on Tuesday, April 11, 5-7 p.m. at the Jacob Building, 401 Lakeside Dr. The event’s format is...
