by Ray Hill | Feb 18, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Joseph Lister Hill did not emerge from the hills of Alabama, nor did he have to rise above poverty; in fact he was born into a well-to-do family. Hill’s father was Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill and the future senator was named for his father’s friend,...
by design | Feb 18, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Bearden moved on. Austin-East wished it could. In a regular season finale matching two Knoxville high school basketball teams that ranked among the state’s best throughout the year, the visiting Bulldogs pulled away in the second half for an...
by design | Feb 18, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Central High School’s boys basketball team saw its 2017-18 season come to an end Thursday night in the District 3-AAA Tournament quarterfinals. The Bobcats dropped a 62-47 decision to Powell late last week at Halls High School. But Central, which...
by design | Feb 18, 2018 | The Daily Focus
A program of the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial Collaborative Celebrating the Achievement. Continuing the Legacy: The Tennessee Woman Suffrage Centennial, 1920 – 2020 1-4 P.M., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville – 865-215-8824 ...
by design | Feb 17, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Map updates in two of the Metropolitan Planning Commission’s (MPC) city planning sectors are underway, and we need to hear your thoughts. MPC is holding an open house for citizens to participate in the process to change the way Stream and Slope Protection Areas are...
by design | Feb 16, 2018 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Thursday, the Tennessee State Board of Education released the 2017 Teacher Preparation Report Card, a tool that Tennesseans can use to learn more about the effectiveness of teachers who graduate from all approved Tennessee educator preparation...