by design | May 26, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Making a New Senator By Ray Hill Estes Kefauver, Tennessee’s senior United States senator, was having a bad day on Thursday, August 8, 1963. Kefauver was in the midst of the rough and tumble of debate while the Senate considered an appropriation bill for NASA. The...
by design | May 26, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
New veterans park now open By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The new French Broad Veterans Memorial Park overlooking the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery will “help to tell the story of service and sacrifice,” according to Legacy Parks Director Carol...
by design | May 26, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Gibbs wins three close ones for 12th state title By Steve Williams Only once in four games did Gibbs High’s softball team trail in this year’s TSSAA Class 3A state tournament. But Coach Carol Mitchell’s Lady Eagles also had three opponents breathing down their...
by design | May 26, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Salute to Healthcare event will help connect veterans with healthcare options WHAT: Salute to Healthcare event, hosted by InterFaith Health Center WHO: InterFaith Health Center and area veterans interested in healthcare options WHEN: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from noon...
by design | May 25, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Authors of “Abandoned East Tennessee: Historic Archaeology” to Host Book Signing at King Family Library in Sevierville, TN Local history enthusiasts and lovers of forgotten places are invited to meet authors Amanda Maltz and Michael Cutali at a special book signing...
