by design | Jun 25, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Mental Health Court Needed Knox County is set to establish a Mental Health Court, which will hear the cases of those with mental health issues, obviously. Not only is this a very good idea, but it is increasingly needed. Judge Chuck Cerny of...
by design | Jun 25, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Baker, four-time state champ, stayed on track By Steve Williams In life, people often have to overcome hurdles. In the sports world, track and field hurdlers can run into difficulty, too. Brianna Baker, Grace Christian Academy’s female Student-Athlete of the Year,...
by design | Jun 25, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The best-selling author Pearl Buck once wrote, “If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” History is comprised of the high and the low and everything in between. The “great” historical figures every child (at least in my day) grew up...
by design | Jun 25, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Madelyn and Charlie made No. 4 look good Both Webb honorees wore that number By Steve Williams Besides being Webb School’s Student-Athletes of the Year, there was something else Madelyn Ladd and Charlie Robinson had in common. Both wore No. 4. Madelyn made the...
by design | Jun 25, 2023 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
A Day Away By Mike Steely The little town of Tazewell is one of my favorite places and if you only drive along Highway 25E through Claiborne County, you’ll miss the historic town center. Tazewell is just south of Cumberland Gap and has existed since 1804. Tazewell,...
by design | Jun 25, 2023 | The Daily Focus
East Tennessee Purchasing Association to host 15th Annual Business Matching & Tradeshow July 20 event to connect businesses to government agencies and vendors Representatives of small and mid-sized businesses interested in working with local governments can...
by design | Jun 24, 2023 | The Daily Focus
New grant opportunity available to create community child care hubs; TDHS will make up to $5 million dollars available in funding efforts to grow child care capacity in newly licensed agencies The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has opened applications...
by design | Jun 23, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Helen Ross McNabb Foundation is excited to bring the Big BBQ Bash back to Founder’s Square in historic downtown Maryville on June 23 and 24. The professional barbeque cook-off fundraiser was established as a legacy project by the Leadership Blount Class of 2007,...
by design | Jun 22, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Tickets and Sponsorships Available in Support of Nonprofit Dedicated to Finding and Funding Cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Knoxville Brewfest, the city’s most anticipated celebration of craft beer, is back and ready to delight beer enthusiasts while making...
by design | Jun 21, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Smokies Stadium to host Girl Scouts Night on June 23 Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians to give cookies to fans after game Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians has partnered with the Tennessee Smokies baseball team to host Girl Scouts Night at Smokies...
