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Odds and Ends of This and That, II

by Steve Hunley | May 10, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley   Lest you think otherwise, this column is aptly named for there are all kinds of odd things going on in our community and you ought to know about them! Here we go for this week:   Public Banned By Public School System Mike McMillan, East...

Austin-East quarterback’s talents include dancing

by design | May 10, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams Trey Foster was a versatile performer at Austin-East High and is probably best known for combining for 4,149 yards and 45 touchdowns passing and rushing during the 2019 football season. The All-State quarterback also played basketball and was on the...

Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, XIV

by Ray Hill | May 10, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Thomas Clarke Rye was twice governor of Tennessee.  From rural West Tennessee, Tom C. Rye had little formal education, a fact he readily admitted.  “Subscription schools were the only ones we had then, so I didn’t go very regularly and stopped altogether...

Blair and Bost helped lead Central to new heights

by design | May 10, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Steve Williams Student-Athletes of the Year Ashton Blair and Tyler Bost were a big part of unprecedented accomplishments for Central High before the COVID-19 coronavirus impact during the second semester resulted in an unprecedented school year. Blair, a 6-3...

HVA baseball gets virtual visit from top Major League manager

by design | May 10, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay Joe Maddon is normally busy managing Major League Baseball this time of year and his schedule would probably be a bit more demanding in 2020, considering that he has a new job. But he hasn’t managed the Los Angeles Angels since March and has yet to skipper...

Knox Makes Masks Seeks Support for Volunteers

by design | May 10, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

Not-for-profit organization Knox Makes Masks is working hard to take and fill orders of homemade masks for hospitals and frontline workers across East Tennessee.   Knox Makes Masks provides masks free of charge to frontline workers. All masks are made by...
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