by Ray Hill | Dec 22, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Colonel Luke Lea, away in Europe during the First World War, had never gotten along with John Knight Shields when they were colleagues in the United States Senate. Lea’s newspaper, the Nashville Tennessean sided with Shields’ opponent, Governor Tom Rye in...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Cheri Duncan’s cheerleaders did their part in helping Halls High School make Christmas brighter for many families this year. The cheer squad “adopted” a family for Christmas and provided gifts for them. The adoption was part of the school’s...
by design | Dec 22, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville is offering Level 2 Volunteer Forester training that will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and run for four consecutive Wednesdays (15, 22, and 29), 6-9 p.m. at the Public Works Building, 3131 Morris Ave. You do NOT have to have Level 1 Volunteer Forester...
by design | Dec 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Representative Rick Staples (D- District 15) and the Tennessee Department of Labor will meet to discuss the state of poverty in the East Tennessee region, particularly in the African American community. The meeting will focus on the coordination and collaboration of...
by design | Dec 20, 2019 | The Daily Focus
You are invited to come have a relaxing, uplifting evening of entertainment with Smoky Mountain Storytellers presenting tales from past and present. Friday, December 20, 6-7:30 p.m., at Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St, Maryville. Smoky Mountain Storytellers: ...
by design | Dec 19, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Office of Neighborhoods Starting Oct. 1, 2020, every U.S. citizen will need an updated Real ID in order to fly domestically and enter federal buildings. This updated ID is issued by the Department of Homeland Security to update security standards....