by design | May 20, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Longtime Gibbs High School softball coach Carol Mitchell saw her team do exactly what she wanted in the Region 2-AA Championship Game. Mitchell’s Lady Eagles pounded out 13 hits in a 12-1 five-inning victory over Kingston Wednesday night before a...
by Ray Hill | May 20, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Austin Peay had been an exceedingly popular governor, first winning election in 1922. Although he had lost a bid to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1918, he had proved to be an effective vote-getter in 1922 when he had defeated former...
by design | May 20, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Hunter Merrick may be a 15-year-old high school freshman pitcher, but he wasn’t worried. He had confidence in his defense and Farragut’s hitters as well. The 5-10, 155-pound lefthander did his part too, limiting highly regarded Karns to two...
by design | May 20, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Julia Adams punched her ticket to Murfreesboro Tuesday afternoon and she’ll head to Spring Fling this week with her eyes on a state championship. Adams, a senior tennis player for Bearden High School, will head to Furman in the fall. But she...
by design | May 20, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Two years of outreach is producing the first class of community college graduates. Students across the state are graduating from community college this month through a unique outreach program with the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS). More than...
by design | May 19, 2018 | The Daily Focus
On Sunday, May 20th, 2-6 p.m., Knoxvillians are invited to walk, bike, jog or dance their way through town at Open Streets Knoxville. Sevier Ave., wrapping around to Suttree Landing Park at Foggy Bottom Rd. will be closed to all motorized traffic, allowing revelers a...
