by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
New Music By Joe Rector I love music. No, that doesn’t include every genre. Hip-hop is one that I don’t understand; neither am I a fan of opera. Otherwise, I’ll lend an ear to music, at least for a song or two. My life can be traced through the songs that were playing...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | The Daily Focus
8 TENNESSEE STATE PARKS ADD ADULT-SIZED CHANGING TABLES ~ from TN State Parks Tennessee State Parks last week announced the installation of adult-sized changing tables at eight state parks to increase accessibility for all visitors, bringing the total number of state...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: ESTATE OF OSCAR M. COWARD, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ESTATE OF OSCAR M. COWARD, AND MORTGAGE INVESTOR’S GROUP IN RE: AVERY WOODS HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCATION INC. VS. ESTATE OF OSCAR M. COWARD, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ESTATE OF OSCAR M. COWARD, AND MORTGAGE...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox 911 passes annual budget with 2.4% increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Emergency Communications District (Knox 911) met Wednesday morning and voted to set $19.74 million for its 2025-2026 budget, an increase of 2.4%. Director...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Leftist Violence Disgusting The political violence in this country is getting out of hand. The horrific murders of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog were unspeakable, as was the shooting of a state senator and his wife. ...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
William O. Bradley of Kentucky By Ray Hill William O’Connell Bradley was the first Republican to serve as governor of Kentucky. Bradley had a long and notable political career, albeit with mixed results as Kentucky remained a mostly Democratic state. During his...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Christenberry Falcons put in summer work on the diamond, in the cage By Ken Lay School may be out for the summer but that doesn’t mean that high school athletes and coaches aren’t hard at work. Players will be off for the next two weeks during the annual...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Malyiah impressive in three sports at Gibbs Eagles’ Turner sets three records By Steve Williams Malyiah Smith played three sports for Gibbs High in 2024-25, and she did well in all three. The All-State shortstop and leadoff batter helped the Lady Eagles win the...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Hey Bella and Jonah, Take a bow! By Steve Williams Whew! Bella Lawson has been a busy young lady in her high school career at The King’s Academy. It really began 13 years ago when she started cheering around five years old. She ended up being the cheer captain for...
by design | Jun 22, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville’s Startup Day rebrands as “865 Fest,” a full-day event celebrating the community’s entrepreneurial spirit 865 Fest celebrates Knoxville’s entrepreneurial ecosystem with new name, new location and expanded programming Knoxville’s Startup Day is back...
