by design | May 3, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Two things that remain incurable are: stupid and crazy. We have Americans in this country who believe Communism or socialism would be just peachy keen here in the United States when it has worked nowhere else in the entire world throughout history. ...
by design | May 3, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com The annual Emerald Youth Prayer and Fundraising Breakfast took place on May 1 at the Knoxville Expo Center. The room was filled with the smell of City Catering’s breakfast, mixed with the excitement of more than 1,000 guests....
by design | May 3, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Warren Robinson Austin served in the United States Senate before resigning his seat to accept an appointment from a president of the other political party to become America’s ambassador to the United Nations. Prior to his election to the Senate, Austin had...
by design | May 3, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams They didn’t roll out the red carpet, but the Gibbs High School softball team wore “flash back” numerals on Dennis Ray Night. It was their way of recognizing the good old times. The late Jerry Sharp, the Gibbs principal in the fall of 1980, offered...
by design | May 3, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay One of Knoxville’s top high school coaches was honored Thursday night. Gibbs High School softball coach Carol Mitchell, who was named 2025 NFHS Coach of the Year in January, was honored by school, county and community officials who joined state...
by design | May 3, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Internal Revenue Service is now accepting applications for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants. These grants allow eligible organizations to receive annual funding for up to three years to provide free federal...