by design | Feb 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Henry Clay Evans had been elected to Congress from Tennessee’s Third Congressional District in 1888 as a Republican. His victory had been a profound shock to local Democrats who promptly gerrymandered his district and castigated the congressman for his...
by design | Feb 19, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A for-sure ‘Vol for Life’ By Tom Mattingly Gus Manning, a respected and legendary figure in the University of Tennessee Athletic Department and across the expanse of the campus and state, and wherever Vol fans gather, died Feb. 12 in Knoxville. Across Vol Nation, soft...
by design | Feb 19, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler is having trouble recruiting men and women to become correctional officers at the county jail. He recently asked the Knox County Commission for permission to drop the minimum entry age...
by design | Feb 19, 2023 | The Daily Focus
State Promoting Finish the FAFSA Week in Big Push to Reach Tennessee High School Seniors and Their Families Education leaders across the state are encouraging students to complete the FAFSA by March 1 to take advantage of Tennessee Promise The Tennessee Higher...
by design | Feb 18, 2023 | The Daily Focus
KUB Traffic Advisory – Lane/Road Closures for Utility Work [All closures are weather permitting] KUB crews will implement a series of road/ramp closures and rolling roadblocks at the following locations between 6 – 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 19, as overhead electric...
by design | Feb 17, 2023 | The Daily Focus
KNOXVILLE NAMED TOP 50 CONCERT MARKET ~ from Visit Knoxville Visit Knoxville announced this week that Knoxville is officially a Top 50 concert market nationally. This is according to Pollstar’s Concert Market Rankings for 2023. Pollstar manages the live entertainment...
