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Kavanaugh Great Pick for Supreme Court

by Steve Hunley | Jul 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley President Donald Trump’s selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court could hardly be better.  Numerous Democratic senators have already come out in opposition to Kavanaugh’s nomination, which is hardly surprising.  While the...

An extra birthday for Hardy Johnson this year

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams Thanks to his son, Hardy Johnson had a special birthday celebration this year, and since it was his 90th, it was very fitting. Jim Johnson is a deacon at Dante Missionary Baptist and the church, which is located between the Halls and Powell...

Bill Brock of Tennessee, Part Seven

by Ray Hill | Jul 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Franklin Haney was urged to run for Congress from the Third District when Tennessee Young Democrats adopted a resolution during a convention in Knoxville encouraging him to make the race. The twenty-six year-old Haney was receptive and announced his...

Glenn Jacobs hosts rally to kickoff summer election season

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Ken Lay The smell of barbecue permeated the sultry auction hall at Powell Auction’s Company’s auto sales facility and the Matthew Hickey Band played the tunes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Zac Brown Band and Steve Earle while supporters waited for Knox County...

Soon, Chris Hunter can sing ‘I’m in the Army Now’

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams An exciting new chapter in Chris Hunter’s life is scheduled to begin today. The young man from Knoxville, an Austin-East High graduate who was the school’s male Student-Athlete of the Year, will officially become a cadet in the United States...

Amplified Buskers, Property Name Changes and one annexation on City Agenda

by design | Jul 15, 2018 | The Daily Focus

By Mike Steely Amplified music from street vendors is again on the Knoxville City Council agenda. When the council meets Tuesday evening they will again debate whether or not to allow the uses of amplified entertainment on public right of ways and public property....
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