by Ray Hill | Sep 24, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For more than two decades, Finis James Garrett represented a West Tennessee district in Congress. Garrett was a talented politician and his rise was meteoric. Winning a seat in Congress when he was barely twenty-eight years old, he rose to become the...
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By Steve Williams The King’s Academy football team had an eye-opening win in Week 2 this season when the Lions defeated Grace Christian Academy 21-6. “They’re one of those programs we’re trying to be like,” said Matt Lowe, who is in his fifth season as head coach at...
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By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday one of the resolutions they’ll take up is obtaining property for a KAT bus stop project on Summit Hill Drive. The council is being asked by the Department of Engineering to authorize...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
By Steve Williams South-Doyle couldn’t have gotten off to a better start in its Region 2-5A game at Carter Friday night, while the Hornets couldn’t have had a worse takeoff. In the opening five minutes of action, the Cherokees had put two touchdowns on...
by design | Sep 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has designated September 25-29 as National Department of Motor Vehicles week in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Driver Services Division, in partnership with Donate Life Tennessee, will hold events...
by design | Sep 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Plans Include Honoring Distinguished Alumni, Tailgating Activities, and Celebrating mAGic Moments KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will celebrate Ag Day Saturday, September 30, 2017, at the Brehm Animal Science Building on the...