by Ray Hill | Jan 18, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Tennessee has been quite fortunate in oftentimes having an excellent Congressional delegation. The landscape and economic condition of Tennessee would be much different had it not been for the ability of some of our Congressional delegation to secure...
by design | Jan 18, 2015 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Here and there around Knox County are several noted buildings that many people pass without knowing the story behind the structures. There are lots of early structures that have a unique beginning and have survived the years to be...
by design | Jan 18, 2015 | Archives
By Alex Norman In 2014 the Tennessee Volunteers had a winning season for the first time in five years, back when Lane Kiffin was head coach. They also picked up their first bowl game victory since 2008, back when Phillip Fulmer was head coach. Butch Jones has this...
by design | Jan 18, 2015 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Sam Springer had a baseball summer to remember in 2014. The National Amateur Baseball Federation recognized it too by naming the West pitcher to its 2015 high school preseason All-America team. Springer, a left-hander who will be a junior for the...
by design | Jan 13, 2015 | News, The Daily Focus
Every third Thursday of the month, the Seymour Area Chamber of Commerce (S.A.C.C.) members get together for a morning breakfast to build their business relationships. The Chamber had a lot to celebrate at its breakfast meeting in December, hosted by...
by design | Jan 13, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Cassius Marcellus Clay, Kentucky’s controversial politician, Civil War ambassador to Russia, and emancipationist will be the topic of historian Ed Archer’s speech on Tuesday, January 13, before the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable. Archer, the...
