by design | Oct 4, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com After a historic marathon meeting that stretched until 1:30 a.m. the Knox County Commission passed a watered-down resolution that, while critical of the Board of Health, has no power at all. Commissioner Terry Hill,...
by Ray Hill | Oct 4, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Senator K. D. McKellar vs. Drew Pearson By Ray Hill Kenneth D. McKellar was the first person ever to be popularly elected to the United States Senate in Tennessee. McKellar was also Tennessee’s longest serving senator, a record that remains unbroken. All told, K. D....
by design | Oct 4, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams All of those spin moves by JD Dunn may have left Chattanooga Notre Dame’s football team a little dizzy. Christian Academy of Knoxville’s exciting junior running back at times ran circles around the Fighting Irish Friday night in a 45-13 win at...
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By Ken Lay When Bearden High School and Hardin Valley Academy had their annual Region 1-6-A meeting on the gridiron, something had to give. Both the Bulldogs and Hawks were looking for their first win of a long 2020 season, but on Thursday night, the misery ended...
by design | Oct 4, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Here are some important dates to remember in regards to the upcoming election. The final day to register to vote for the election is Monday, Oct. 5. Early Voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 14. The final day to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 27. The...
by design | Oct 3, 2020 | The Daily Focus
The Voice of the Voiceless nonprofit organization has joined forces with the Knoxville /Knox County League of Women Voters in an effort to register and count as many people as possible for the 2020 Census and the deadline for voter registration. They and other...