by Ray Hill | Jan 15, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Ray Blanton emerged from the 1974 primary as the Democratic nominee for governor of Tennessee. It had been a contentious primary in with twelve men competing for the nomination. Blanton had barely edged banker Jake Butcher to be the nominee. The Republicans had their...
by design | Jan 15, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Coming off a 10-day layoff after winning its Super 16 holiday tournament, Bearden High’s unbeaten girls team showed up for a basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 10, and Roller Derby broke out. At times, bodies were flying everywhere. Visiting William...
by design | Jan 15, 2017 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Four South Knoxville products will be the featured speakers at Hardin Valley Academy’s baseball leadoff dinner this year, thanks to HVA social studies teacher Lisa Myers, who has ties to South Knoxville herself. “I signed up for leadoff...
by design | Jan 15, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ annual Souper Bowl event raised $5,230 for United Way of Sevier County. Souper Bowl is one of Arrowmont’s favored fundraisers for our local community. Due to the Gatlinburg wildfires, the event originally scheduled for...
by design | Jan 14, 2017 | The Daily Focus
List Includes a New Field Day University of Tennessee AgResearch has released the 2017 field day schedule, which includes 11 field days and four special events. Field days are held at most of the 10 AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout the state. These...
by design | Jan 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
City of Knoxville offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Waste Connections, the City’s residential garbage service contractor, will run on regular schedules. Downtown trash and recycling will be collected...
