by design | Jul 16, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Oscar DePriest of Illinois By Ray Hill The name of Oscar DePriest will surely be unfamiliar to most readers, but during his time, he was a political power in Chicago and was the first Black person to be elected to the City Council in the Windy City. DePriest also...
by design | Jul 16, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
First Black president of KFOA is a ‘great leader’ By Steve Williams Among the many hats Adronicus ‘Bam’ Thomas has worn since he came to Knoxville from rural central Alabama in the 1980s, the ‘white hat’ he wears as a high school football referee means as much to him...
by design | Jul 16, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Catholic moves forward with co-head coaches By Steve Williams It is rare – perhaps even unprecedented – that a Knoxville high school football team will have interim co-head coaches this coming season. But that’s what has happened at Knoxville Catholic, where Steve...
by design | Jul 16, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Congressman Burchett votes in favor of FY2024 NDAA Last week U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. “The United States is the greatest country in the world, and we have the...
by design | Jul 15, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Bar Association released the results of its Candidate Survey for the City of Knoxville Municipal Judge on the ballot for the August 29 Primary Election. The Survey asked each KBA member to carefully assess whether the candidates have demonstrated the...
by design | Jul 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Knox County School Board members Katherine Bike and Jennifer Owen will attend a Community Story-Sharing on Market Square on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 4 to 6 p.m., focused on the experiences that Tennessee public school students and families have had with the...
