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Merit Board selects officers, sets grievance hearing dates By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The newly reformed Knox County Sheriff’s Office Employees’ Merit System Board of Directors met Wednesday evening and chose Christopher Manning as chairman and...
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Tennessee’s Modern Republican Party: Dan Kuykendall, Part VI By Ray Hill Dan Kuykendall’s family had originally followed a very famous Tennessean to Texas; the Kuykendalls left their West Tennessee home to go to Texas with Sam Houston. Dan Kuykendall had returned to...
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Lady Hornets hold off Gibbs in Region 2 finals By Steve Williams Carter High’s unbeaten girls bowling team continued its winning ways in the Region 2 tournament last week, but Gibbs gave them a battle. The Lady Hornets (15-0) pulled out a 15-8 win Tuesday at the...
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Halls wrestling facility gets makeover By Ken Lay The original high school wrestling program in Knox County resides in Halls. The Red Devils first fielded a team in 1969. It’s been one of Tennessee’s top high school programs since its inception more than five decades...
by design | Jan 15, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Sen. Briggs reappointed Chairman of the Senate State and Local Government Committee Lawmakers convened in Nashville to set the stage for the 113th General Assembly NASHVILLE – Thursday, State Senator Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) was reappointed chairman of the Senate...