by design | Apr 5, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Sheriff candidates discuss homelessness, immigration By Ken Lay The race to become Knox County’s next sheriff has kicked into high gear, and four candidates are bidding to replace Tom Spangler, who will soon depart the office due to term limits. Spangler is completing...
by design | Apr 5, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Birthright Citizenship Should Be Banned The Supreme Court of the United States is reviewing the executive order issued by President Trump, which restricts birthright citizenship. The executive order issued by President Trump reverses what has been a...
by design | Apr 5, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Pete Gawda The estate of mysterious Coca-Cola heiress Eugenia Williams will soon be open to the public. The Renaissance-Revival style house contained ahead-of-its-time appliances and was built to blend in with the landscape. Eugenia Williams was something of...
by design | Apr 5, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Contrary to what we are led to believe, not everything is big in Texas. Morris Sheppard, who served more than 38 years in Congress for the Lone Star State, was a diminutive 5’4. Yet in fractious Texas, where bare-knuckled politics were commonplace,...
by design | Apr 5, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Candidates seeking to become Knox County’s next mayor appeared at a forum at a local hotel early last week in West Knoxville. The three Republican candidates, including current Knox County Commissioners Larsen Jay and Kim Frazier and Knox County...
by design | Apr 5, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams It was a start. Austin-East notched its first win over a TSSAA sanctioned team last Thursday, defeating Hancock County 15-5 at Raleigh Wynn Field. The Roadrunners’ first two victories had come against Apostolic Christian School of Knoxville....
