by design | Sep 24, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Holt kicks off campaign for Knox County Commission By Ken Lay Garrett Holt officially announced his intention to run for Knox County Commission late Thursday afternoon at a kickoff event at Scramble Jakes in Rocky Hill. Holt, 29, said that his intention is to serve...
by design | Sep 24, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Singh Running For Johnson’s Seat City Councilwoman Seema Singh is running for Gloria Johnson’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Johnson has announced she is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate...
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Local veterans honor POW-MIA Day By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Several dozen veterans, their families and citizens met at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial at World’s Fair Park recently to honor and remember those military personnel missing in...
by design | Sep 24, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Frederick Gillet & the Fight for Speaker By Ray Hill The mutiny earlier this year inside the GOP caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives is not new, although it hasn’t happened in a long while. In fact, the last time it did occur was one hundred years...
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Powell ends Halls’ win streak, 34-17 By Steve Williams Halls had a lot of breaks in the game, but couldn’t capitalize on enough of them to add Powell to its five-game winning streak. Coach Matt Lowe’s Panthers were resourceful in their 34-17 victory in the annual...