by Ray Hill | Feb 14, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The late Howard H. Baker Jr., the first Republican ever to be popularly elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee, has a great claim to being labeled “Mr. Republican” for the modern era. Yet Brazilla Carroll Reece of Johnson City may have a...
by Tom Mattingly | Feb 14, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly If you hang around University of Tennessee athletics long enough, there are a number of questions and events that help make life entertaining. Here are some examples. Is it NEE-land or NAY-land? More than a few years ago, someone called and...
by design | Feb 14, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams It’s been a “rough season” for Halls High School’s cheerleaders, but it is ending on a positive note. Changes made by Governor Bill Lee and the Knox County School system late in the basketball regular season allowed Cheer and Dance teams to...
by design | Feb 14, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Ijams Nature Center will host in-person and virtual open houses for families interested in learning more about the full-time Ijams Nature Preschool and the new part-time Ijams Nature Play Club. In-person open houses are Saturday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, March 6, from...
by design | Feb 13, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The 2021 Neighborhood Conference will be held virtually via the Knoxville Convention Center’s online conference platform on Saturday, March 27, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendance is free, but participants must register in advance at KnoxvilleTN.gov/conference....
by design | Feb 12, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Funding Supports New Programs to Boost Postsecondary Success and Career Readiness for Tennessee Students Yesterday, the Tennessee Department of Education announced nearly $7 million in grants has been awarded to Tennessee to strengthen computer science pathways...
