by Steve Hunley | Nov 1, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Mayoral Blues Two years ago, Glenn Jacobs arrived on the political scene with the force of a hurricane. Facing two incumbent county commissioners, Brad Anders and Bob Thomas, Jacobs eked out a 23-vote win over Anders in the Republican primary to take...
by design | Nov 1, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay United States Representative and Minority Whip Steve Scalise made an early-morning stop for a breakfast meeting hosted by Representative Tim Burchett Thursday at the Rothchild Catering and Conference Center in West Knoxville. Scalise came to not only show...
by Ray Hill | Nov 1, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tom Murray of Tennessee By Ray Hill Lest anyone believes being elected to Congress is glamorous and allows one to bask in the limelight of attention by the press and the public, there are far more congressmen slogging through the daily chores that make up a...
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By Steve Williams Did Hardin Valley Academy’s cross country team show some chink in its armor with the TSSAA state championships coming up? Andrew Shultz, a senior member of the team, wasn’t pleased with the Hawks’ overall performance in the Region 2 Large Class meet...
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By Bill Howard Midway through the second quarter Friday night at Joel Helton Field, Knoxville Central High School had four possessions against regional rival Gibbs. The result? Two punts, a lost fumble, a missed field goal, and a 9-0 deficit on three Gibbs field...
by design | Nov 1, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Keep Knoxville Beautiful’s annual summit will be going virtual this year. The KKB Summit: Individual Pathways to Sustainability will be held on November 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar. KKB seeks to showcase ways you can be more environmental...
by design | Oct 31, 2020 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Maybe it was the heated presidential race plus the number of very active races for congress and the state house, but the turnout for early voting and mail-in ballots in Knox County set records. Chris Davis, Administrator of Elections, told The Focus...
by design | Oct 30, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Motorists traveling in Knox County should be aware of an upcoming temporary road closure to East Simpson Road at Chapman Highway (State Route 71). Beginning on Monday morning, November 2, East Simpson Road will be closed in order to allow the installation of a...
by design | Oct 29, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Time is running out for Tennesseans planning to vote early in the Nov. 3 presidential election. Early voting ends today, Thursday, Oct. 29. “State and local election officials have done a fantastic job of running early voting in a safe, sensible and responsible...
by design | Oct 28, 2020 | The Daily Focus
FBI Special Agents along with deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office are searching for the suspect involved in the robbery of the United Community Bank located at 10514 Kingston Pike. Just after 9:00 a.m. this morning, the suspect entered the bank and...
