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Odds & Ends of This & That, XII

by Steve Hunley | Jul 19, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

  Clerk’s Loan Needed I don’t think there’s any doubt our county, state, country and world have changed a lot since the advent of the COVID-19 virus.  It’s almost impossible to find anyone or anything left untouched by the coronavirus.  Charlie Susano, Clerk of...

Underpass at Old Broadway neglected in sidewalk plans

by design | Jul 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Many people use Old Broadway in Fountain City and those who do might want to check out the city’s plans for sidewalks there. Kristin Finley, the mayor’s communications director, said, “Once the project is complete...

Congresswoman Irene Baker

by Ray Hill | Jul 19, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Edith Irene Bailey Baker is the only woman to represent Tennessee’s Second Congressional District in the U. S. House of Representatives.  For those folks who recall Irene Baker today, it is usually because she was the step-mother of U. S. Senator Howard...

Fountain City uses big innings to rout Sweetwater 16-1

by design | Jul 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay The big inning proved to be a potent weapon for the Fountain City Bobcats in a victory against Sweetwater late last week. The Bobcats also got a solid pitching performance from Ethan DeBusk. Those ingredients were in the recipe for a 16-1 victory over the...

KFOA continues to give back with long-running golf event

by design | Jul 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams Members of the Knoxville Football Officials Association aren’t used to being applauded, but when it comes to the KFOA’s Scholarship Golf Tournament and Media Day, they deserve some praise. The KFOA’s 38th annual golf tourney and 14th Media Day...

Officers graduate from Crisis Intervention Team Training

by design | Jul 19, 2020 | The Daily Focus

A group of 25 local law enforcement officers, hospital security personnel, and school security officers graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training on Friday, July 10, 2020.   CIT trained officers undergo 40 hours of intensive training, which helps...
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