by design | Oct 6, 2024 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox County Republicans rally to ‘get out and vote’ By Ken Lay A huge crowd turned out for the Knox County Republican Party’s Bluegrass and BBQ Rally Thursday night at the Knox County Expo Center. The event was intended to be fun as attendees were treated to a...
by design | Oct 6, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Republican Rally A Huge Success Last Thursday, Knox County saw its most enthusiastic gathering of Republicans in decades at an old-fashioned rally featuring barbecue and bluegrass music. Over 600 people came through the doors and...
by design | Oct 6, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
TKA offense clicks, defeats Ezell-Harding 44-0 By Ken Leinart Everything “clicked” Friday night for the King’s Academy Lions. You know that’s true when a back up offensive lineman scores a touchdown, which is sort of what happened in the Lions’ 44-0 win over visiting...
by design | Oct 6, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Southern Gentleman Winfield Dunn Editor’s Note: The Knoxville Focus is running this reprint of Ray Hill’s column from September 2013 on former Governor Winfield Dunn to honor his passing last month. By Ray Hill Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn was born July 1, 1927,...
by design | Oct 6, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Bearden boys and HVA girls get job done when it counts Harmon and Newman are top Division I-AA qualifiers By Steve Williams After Halls and Maryville swept district titles the week before, the Bearden boys and Hardin Valley girls stole the show in the Region...
by design | Oct 6, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Two Revolutionary War Soldiers Honored By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Two American Revolutionary soldiers were honored recently in a service, held by the Tennessee Society of the Sons of the American Revolution’s Stephen Holston Chapter, at their...
by design | Oct 6, 2024 | The Daily Focus
YWAC distributing needed supplies after Helene Statement from Janet Testerman, CEO of Young-Williams Animal Center After the flooding of Hurricane Helene, many of our East Tennessee and Western North Carolina neighbors have been affected by the storm’s destruction,...
by design | Oct 5, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Free Healthcare Clinic Coming to Clinton, Tennessee in November to Address Limited Access to Care RAM to provide free dental, vision and medical services on November 2-3 In many parts of the United States, for millions of Americans, access to basic healthcare is a...
by design | Oct 4, 2024 | The Daily Focus
tnAchieves Inducts 2024 Mentor Hall of Fame Members This week tnAchieves is announcing the 2024 inductees into the tnAchieves Mentor Hall of Fame. The Mentor Hall of Fame includes volunteers who have gone above and beyond consistently in the interest of supporting...
by design | Oct 4, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT ACTIVATES DISASTER PLAN FOR TRIAL COURTS AFFECTED BY SEVERE FLOODING Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court has activated a limited disaster plan for all the trial courts in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts...