by Ray Hill | Jan 27, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Rixey Smith, Senator Carter Glass’s long-time Secretary, wrote a flattering biography of his boss entitled “Unreconstructed Rebel: Carter Glass” and that Glass certainly was. Indeed, it was President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself who had labeled Glass an...
by design | Jan 27, 2013 | Archives
By Tasha Mahurin mahurint@knoxfocus.com One can’t properly pen a series about the heritage of the University of Tennessee’s athletics program without paying tribute to Lady Vols basketball Coach Pat Summitt. I began this series with a goal to highlight unsung heroes...
by design | Jan 27, 2013 | Archives
By Sharon Frankenberg Attorney at Law A bit of good news if you are one of the nearly 62 million Americans who receive monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits. The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be a 1.7 percent...
by design | Jan 27, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
Mayor Tim Burchett just announced on The Hubert Smith Radio Show that the County will be receiving a $330,000.00 credit card rebate. The rebate is for items purchased with the county credit card system. It involves the “E-commerce cards” that replaced...
by design | Jan 26, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
City of Knoxville, 311 director Russ Jensen has just released a statement on Facebook that is worth noting. “So proud of the staff at 311 today!!! Most came in to work in the wee hours this morning to make sure Knoxville’s phone number was answered....
by design | Jan 25, 2013 | News, The Daily Focus
