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Knoxville woman is starting business to take loved ones on visits to prisons

by design | Jul 4, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams Rising rental costs had Dee-Dee James yearning to buy a house of her own and contemplating a way to earn more income. A memory etched in her mind from long ago surfaced. James thought of the “most favorite person” in her life, a cousin who had...

The 1948 Election in Tennessee VII

by design | Jul 4, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Republicans across the nation confidently expected to win back the White House after sixteen long years out of power. The GOP had won both houses of Congress in the 1946 midterm elections. The Republican National Chairman at the time was a Tennessean:...

Garrett Brewer signs with Walters State

by design | Jul 4, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay When it came time for Garrett Brewer to decide the next step in his life, he took a little time. And after much consideration, Brewer, a baseball player and recent Farragut High School graduate, finalized his college plans Wednesday afternoon as teammates,...

Where’s Waldo? Scavenger Hunt returns to Downtown Knoxville

by design | Jul 4, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

Knoxvillians might have wondered, “Where’s Waldo?” over the past couple of summers. For the first time since 2019, the sneaky literary character will be hiding inside downtown merchants in his signature stripes, the Downtown Knoxville Alliance has announced. The fifth...

Roane State community flag project honors veterans for July 4th

by design | Jul 4, 2022 | The Daily Focus

Roane State Community College and its Office of Veterans Services launched a collaborative project last year called “The Veteran Wave.” As part of this effort, sponsored American flags are periodically on display at RSCC campuses across our area, each one representing...

Gov. Lee Announces Key Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Appointments

by design | Jul 3, 2022 | The Daily Focus

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will appoint Troy Haley to serve as Administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation within the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, effective immediately. Lee also named key appointments to...
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