by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Williams
Sportsmanship seen in TSD game was a first for me By Steve Williams There were two football home openers in Knoxville on Sept. 1 – the Tennessee Vols hosting Ball State at Neyland Stadium and the TSD Vikings entertaining South Carolina School for the Deaf at Chambers...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
An unmatched feat in Tennessee football history By Tom Mattingly The journey from the misery of an 0-6 start to the 1988 football season to four SEC titles and the national championship in the ensuing 10 seasons began Oct. 22 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. No one...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting the Cable Mill in Cades Cove A Day Away by Mike Steely You may have visited Cades Cove many times but there’s probably something you didn’t know about the old mill at the center of the loop road there. The large cove nestled at the base of the Smoky Mountains...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | The Daily Focus
MEDIC Regional Blood Center to offer Eddie Check PSA Testing and Compete Against LifeSouth Blood Center MEDIC is teaming up with Eddie Check again this year to offer free PSA testing to men over 40 this Thursday and Friday. MEDIC will compete against LifeSouth...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Public Notice
court notices NON-RESIDENT NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Docket No. 4014 DAWN MARIE JONES, Plaintiff, v. RONALD EUGENE JONES, Defendant. In this cause, it appearing from the Complaint for Divorce, which is verified, that the...
by design | Sep 11, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fundraiser for Burchett and Harshbarger draws large, enthusiastic crowd By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Saturday’s well-attended fundraiser for Second District Congressman Tim Burchett and First District Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger could well...
by design | Sep 11, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Republican Women Elect Democrat Chair Much has been made of the results of the recent elections in Knox County and women composing, for the first time in history, a majority on the county commission. Women hold 6 out of 11 seats...
by design | Sep 11, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox leaders kick off 2022 Tennessee Valley Fair By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The 2022 Tennessee Valley Fair kicked off Friday with a luncheon at Chilhowee Park attended by about 200 local public officials and business leaders. The annual fair...
by design | Sep 11, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee and Right-to-Work: The Tennessee Congressional Delegation and the Taft-Hartley Bill By Ray Hill The 1946 election saw a Republican electoral tidal wave. The Chairman of the Republican National Committee was a Tennessean, Congressman Carroll Reece. The...
by design | Sep 11, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
City to pass letter to state for abortion rights By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It’s state law now that anyone, including women and their doctors, can be prosecuted for abortions for any reason. That law, which went into effect last month following...
