by Ray Hill | Apr 15, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Clearly, one of the most important and powerful positions in the American system of government is Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. The last Tennessean to occupy this vital post was Joseph W. Byrns. Joseph Wellington Byrns was born July 20,...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay As a softball player at Hardin Valley Academy, Jayden Blosser has competed on the state’s biggest stage. Blosser, a senior catcher for the Lady Hawks, has played in the Class AAA State Tournament as a freshman. She’s also been a part of two district...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams It had been a rather quiet off-season on the local high school football coaching scene until about two weeks ago. Before then, only two schools had undergone head coaching changes since the end of the 2017 campaign. Jerry Cooper stepped down...
by design | Apr 15, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Three-Day Festival to commence on May 4th will offer activities for all ages! Ober Gatlinburg will host a new spring festival Maifest, beginning Friday, May 4 running through Sunday, May 6. Maifest is a traditional German celebration of the arrival of spring with...
by design | Apr 14, 2018 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com It isn’t often that a road closure gets much attention at the Knox County Commission but Monday’s work session has a one-line item that may see some discussion. “Consideration of the closure of a portion of Twin Creek Road between...
by design | Apr 13, 2018 | The Daily Focus
