by design | Aug 14, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Congressman Clifford Davis of Memphis had quite nearly been upset in the 1962 election by, of all things, a Republican. Davis had easily won the Democratic primary that same year, beating two opponents for the Democratic nomination. Yet there had...
by design | Aug 14, 2022 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Townsend promotes itself as the “Peaceful Side of the Smokies” and compared to Gatlin-burg, Pigeon Forge or Sevierville it truly is. There’s fewer attractions but, thank goodness, lighter traffic. My wife and I took a Sunday drive recently to revisit...
by design | Aug 14, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The 2022 high school football season unofficially kicked off late last week as several area teams were in action in a pair of area jamborees Thursday and Friday. Three local squads were in action Thursday night at the 5Star Preps Jamboree in Jefferson City...
by design | Aug 14, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Police Advisory Review Committee will have its second quarterly meeting of 2022 on Thursday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m., at the City-County Building, Small Assembly Room, 400 Main Street. During this meeting, the PARC members will be reviewing files that came through...
by design | Aug 13, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will hear many properties on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 4 p.m., at the City-County Building, Small Assembly Room, 400 Main Street. There is a Zoom attendance option available upon request. Email Jennifer Scobee by noon the day of the...
by design | Aug 12, 2022 | The Daily Focus
~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment The next in a series of neighborhood meetings focusing on neighborhood safety and awareness practices will be held in the 1st District (Fort Sanders and South Knoxville) on Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 6-8...
