by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Rep. Tim Burchett tours 2nd District fire stations with Girl Scout cookies By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Congressman Tim Burchett was a busy guy Friday visiting several fire stations in his district and delivering 21 cases of Girl Scout...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com He was Santa during the holidays and is wife, Kathy, was Mrs. Claus. He was ideal for the part with his long white hair and beard. Last week David Keck fell going down the stairs of his house and was rushed to...
by Mike Steely | Apr 19, 2020 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely We have been asked to keep our distance, wear our masks, and basically stay at home for safety these days. But there are some places we can drive to without encountering other people or endangering ourselves or others. A family day outing to nearby...
by Ray Hill | Apr 19, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Malcolm Rice Patterson, the “gamecock” of Tennessee politics, had left the governor’s mansion in 1911 as a hugely controversial figure and bitterly hated by many inside his own party. To make matters worse, a combine of “fusionists,” Democrats opposed to...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Knoxville Catholic High School has a new basketball coach. The school announced on Tuesday that it has hired Travis Mains and he’s eager to get to work with the Lady Irish. “I thought this was an excellent opportunity,” said Mains, who previously coached at...
by design | Apr 19, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A former Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association High School League star has taken his game to the college level and he’s having success both on the ice and in the classroom. University of Tennessee Ice Vols hockey club player Josh Maine was recently...
