by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Nobody Ever Accused AOC Of Being Smart The Left’s favorite barmaid ran amok in what was supposed to be the debut of her foreign policy expertise at the Munich Security Conference. The end result was yet another Leftist delusion went off the rails as...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Just about everyone is familiar with the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, which may have cost the lives of as many as 100 men and women. Henry Drury Hatfield was a nephew of William A. “Devil Anse” Hatfield. The future governor and...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay For the second consecutive year, the West Valley Middle School girls basketball team has won a Class AAA State Championship. With their victory in the state title game, a 38-24 victory over Mt. Juliet on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Rockvale High School,...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com More and more non-profit groups are requesting beer permits to help support their special events. The recent meeting of the Knoxville City Beer Board saw four groups requesting permits. All of them appeared...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Nine seniors on Farragut High School’s baseball team made a community service visit to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital the morning of Feb. 16 and it brightened the day for several kids on hand. The players came away with a good feeling too. Dr....
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | The Daily Focus
By Senator Marsha Blackburn Support for fair, secure, and open elections should be a bipartisan issue. In fact, 83 percent of Americans, including 71 percent of Democrat voters, support photo ID requirements to vote. We have to show ID to pick up a prescription, board...
by design | Feb 21, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the East Tennessee Foundation The East Tennessee Foundation (ETF), in partnership with Pershing Enterprises, commemorated a new chapter in its history on Presidents’ Day with a flag retirement and dedication ceremony at its new headquarters, Perkins...
by design | Feb 20, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from MEDIC Regional Blood Center Each February, MEDIC rewards donors with a hoodie. This year, hoodie week will take place from 2/23 to 2/27. All sizes are first-come, first-served, and all hoodies are available while supplies last. Appointments are not required but...
by design | Feb 19, 2026 | The Daily Focus
WHEN: Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 3 p.m. WHERE: Blount Mansion Visitors Center 200 W. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902 Blount Mansion is thrilled to be partnering with the National Society of Colonial Dames Knoxville Town Committee for its Semiquincentennial...
by design | Feb 18, 2026 | The Daily Focus
KINGSTON – Tennessee State Parks invites the public to help shape the future of the new Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park by completing a brief online survey for the park. The site, in Roane County, is currently operated by the City of Kingston and is open and...
