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Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, XIII

by Ray Hill | May 3, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Malcolm Patterson, twice elected governor of Tennessee, had attempted to make a political comeback by entering the first U. S. Senate race where the people nominated candidates for the general election in 1915. Patterson faced stiff opposition in the...

DM Miller was a winner right from the start

by design | May 3, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Gus Manning, the legendary UT athletic administrator, was once the quarterback at Rule High and an older teammate of DM Miller on the Golden Bears’ football team. Miller passed away at 94 on April 15, but made his mark on Rule High and was well known...

Bill Young coached over half of his 37 seasons at Bearden

by design | May 3, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Won-loss records don’t always tell the whole story when it comes to the impact a high school football coach has on his players, program and community. Bill Young was a good example of that at Bearden. Young had compiled an overall record of 98-94 in...

The City of Knoxville cancels Festival on the 4th amid COVID-19 pandemic

by design | May 3, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

The City of Knoxville regrets to announce the cancellation of this year’s Festival on the 4th celebration due to ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event draws thousands to the World’s Fair Park grounds every year to enjoy family-fun...

North Knoxville Professionals to meet digitally Friday

by design | May 2, 2020 | The Daily Focus

~ from the North Knoxville Business and Professionals Association Make a little breakfast and join us for our MAY 8th Meeting online for a ZOOM meeting. We will have two very informative speakers, so be sure to tune in. First, Officer Thomas Clinton with the Knoxville...

Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Releases Guidance on Reopening Houses of Worship

by design | May 1, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

Today, the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives released guidance for faith communities on gathering together in houses of worship.   “Tennessee’s faith leaders have been incredibly innovative in finding alternative ways to worship that...
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