by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Williams
“It hurt guys, I’m still hurting … “We’ve got the guys, we just don’t have the coach.” – Z.R., radio caller on 3-and-Out Show last Monday morning after No. 3 seed Tennessee was eliminated from the NCAA basketball tournament by No. 11 seed Michigan. By Steve Williams...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There was a time in college basketball even the biggest games weren’t on television. That stands in stark contrast to today, when nearly every game is on somebody’s network, oftentimes at all hours of the day or night. That was not the case,...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Thousands of participants crossed the finish line of the 2022 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon in World’s Fair Park during the March 26-27 race weekend – and one of the runners, Ethan Coffey of Knoxville, made history as the first male to place first overall in the...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated September 28, 2012, recorded in Instrument No. 201210020021608 of the Deed of Trust Records of Knox County, Tennessee, David L. Matney and Vickie S. Matney, husband...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pay raise for deputies before commission By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Today’s Knox County Commission agenda includes a possible pay increase for deputies, a reduction in fines for ambulances arriving late to hospitals, and a final closing date...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Candidate Residency Requirements will Change with New Legislation The hot mess that is the race for the 5th Congressional District is only getting messier. As this is written, the Tennessee State Senate and the House of Representatives are poised to...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Gibbs High’s baseball program picked up where it left off at the end of the 2021 season as the Eagles notched a 2-1 win over rival Pigeon Forge this year. At the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro last May, Gibbs defeated the Tigers 14-8 for the TSSAA...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Beeler, Columnist, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee is the only state in the country where the Supreme Court selects the attorney general. In many states, the state attorney general is elected by the voters; some are appointed by the governor and some are elected by legislatures. Tennessee’s state attorney...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The late Alvin Frye would not be pleased. For more than 25 years Frye owned and operated Fountain City Exxon and provided full service, repairs and courteous service. His retirement was celebrated at the...
by design | Mar 27, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Veteran Fulton Coach Jody Wright had five sophomores and a freshman on his 11-man roster this season and three of his 10th-graders were starters. One could have called it a kiddie corps, but they were too good for that. The young Falcons advanced to...
