by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
$200,000 charged to Knox County Schools credit card By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Audit Committee was caught off guard Wednesday following a report by the external auditor, Pugh CPA. Audit officer Ted Hotz mentioned a credit card...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Adios, Acosta Jim Acosta, who made a name for himself as the obnoxious and abrasive reporter covering President Trump for CNN, has announced his departure from the network. There are those of us who remember Acosta when he worked...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
West unbeaten on the road, even at the Dawg House By Steve Williams West continued its unusual win streak last week when it handed Bearden, one of the Top 5 ranked teams in the state, a 64-60 loss on its home floor aka the Dawg House. “We have been a really...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Carroll Reece and Jimmy Quillen By Ray Hill From 1921 until 1997, two men occupied the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s First District, with the exception of six years. Carroll Reece served 36 years, as did Jimmy Quillen; however, Reece’s...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Farragut senior wrestlers win in their home finale against Karns By Ken Lay After scoring a pin in his match against Karns High’s Stone Johnson, Michael Stafford was greeted by congratulatory handshakes and hugs from his co-workers Farragut High School’s Lynn E....
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Cain continues to climb in basketball career By Steve Williams When Blue Cain left Knoxville Catholic after his junior season to play at the IMG Academy in 2022-23, his dream was to play D1 college basketball and it didn’t matter what conference. He landed in the SEC...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH NCAA TO PROTECT STUDENT-ATHLETES’ RIGHTS NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced last week that a bipartisan coalition of states led by Tennessee has reached a settlement in...
by design | Feb 1, 2025 | The Daily Focus
The Salvation Army Celebrates a Successful 2024 Christmas Campaign, Thanks Community for Support Knoxville, TN – The Salvation Army of Knoxville is celebrating the success of its 2024 Christmas Campaign, made possible through the incredible generosity of the local...
by design | Jan 31, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Mayor Glenn Jacobs to launch 2025 Read City challenge on February 1 “Library Laboratory” is a FREE hands-on science fair at Bridgewater Place Knox County Public Library and Mayor Glenn Jacobs are set to launch the 2025 Read City challenge from 10:00...
by design | Jan 30, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Cutcher Promoted to Vice President Shannon Sapp, president of Merit Construction, Inc. in Knoxville, TN has announced the promotion of Tommy Cutcher to vice president of the company. Cutcher started with Merit in 2005 as a Project Estimator/Project Manager and was...
