by design | Jan 12, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Congressional Republicans Need To Stick Together The recent balloting for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives should serve as a lesson for Republicans. Congressmen Thomas Massie, Keith Self of Texas and Ralph Norman of...
by design | Jan 12, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
New coach has Farragut winning and growing By Steve Williams A brand new coach took over the boys’ wrestling program at Farragut High this season and the re-sults have been surprisingly good. Sixty-year-old Charlie Rohn and his family moved to Knoxville from Maryland...
by design | Jan 12, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Missionary In Politics: Walter Judd of Minnesota By Ray Hill Walter Judd lived a remarkable life, long in years and purpose. Judd was by profession a doctor and a good one. Judd was also a man of deep and abiding faith who worked as a medical missionary amongst the...
by design | Jan 12, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Martin’s big fourth quarter seals Rebels’ victory over Austin-East By Ken Lay For much of his team’s game against Austin-East Wednesday night, West High School forward Devyn Martin was sitting on the bench plagued by foul trouble, keeping him relatively quiet. Martin...
by design | Jan 12, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Catching up with Traveling Robert By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Robert Morales is better known as “Traveling Robert” and travels the United States and elsewhere producing videos on YouTube and Facebook. His adventures began in 2014 in a...
by design | Jan 12, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Seeks Input on Choto Mobility Study Knox County will host a public information meeting to seek community input on the Choto Mobility Study. This meeting will help identify key transportation challenges, set priorities, and shape the final recommendations...
by design | Jan 11, 2025 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE AG SKRMETTI SECURES NATIONWIDE WIN AGAINST BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S UNLAWFUL TITLE IX RULES NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti secured a nationwide victory (Thursday) against the Biden Administration’s illegal and unconstitutional...
by design | Jan 10, 2025 | The Daily Focus
What: Hiring event for multiple positions at The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Hardin Valley Where: Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley, 2449 Reagan Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 When: Thursday and Friday, Jan. 16-17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; The...
by design | Jan 9, 2025 | The Daily Focus
TDOT Prepares for Winter Weather Snowfall anticipated across East Tennessee this weekend KNOXVILLE – With winter weather expected to arrive in East Tennessee over the next few days, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be ready to clear roads...
by design | Jan 8, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Wreath pickup is postponed Due to the predicted winter weather, pickup of wreaths is postponed until Saturday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Tennessee State Veterans cemeteries at 5901 Lyons View Pike and 2200 E. Governor John Sevier Highway _______________...