by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Out of Touch Local Democrat One Democrat candidate for County Mayor, Debbie Helsley, has announced what everybody locally has been waiting for: her solution to climate change. A press release heralding Helsley’s “Bold Climate Agenda for Knox...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Halls High softball honored three team members on Senior Night and for one of them, it was extra special. Alicia Reeves, who had a medical condition her freshman season followed by spinal surgery her sophomore year, took the field for the first time...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Democrats in Tennessee had routinely won elections with but few exceptions since 1900; only three times had Republicans managed to win the governorship. No Republican had ever been popularly elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee. Following an...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay It seemed only fitting that a freshman goalkeeper would take center stage in a penalty kick shootout for the South-Doyle High School boys soccer team as the sun was setting Thursday night. Jonah Mitchell, who made point-blank saves throughout a 1-1 draw for...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “Thank you for having my back,” retiring City Police Chief Eve Thomas told the mayor and city council in a brief reply to the honors she received. Mayor Indya Kincannon read a proclamation that applauded Thomas for...
by design | Apr 24, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Authors Guild of Tennessee will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church in Farragut. Social time and book exchange begins at 10:30. Published authors are invited to attend. AGT is now accepting applications for...
