by design | Aug 30, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Hillary Clinton was not the first outsider to shop for a seat in the United States Senate from New York; that distinction belonged to Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of President John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy had been the assistant legal counsel to...
by design | Aug 30, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Farragut High School athletic director Donald Dodgen had to answer an early Saturday wake-up call recently. But Dodgen didn’t mind because he knew what the day had in store. He’s shown up to open up the Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium on a late summer...
by design | Aug 30, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams South-Doyle’s Benson Brang is more than a quarterback on the field. He’s like a coach, and if he can stay away from the injury bug, he’s sure to play in college someday – maybe even at the Ivy League level. “We all call him Benny,...
by design | Aug 30, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The community is invited to gather Friday, Sept. 4, for “What Dolly Did for Me: A Parade for Our Queen,” a joyful downtown celebration of Dolly Parton’s life, love and legacy. Following a 6:30 p.m. lineup on the City County Building lawn, the parade will step off at 7...
by design | Aug 29, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Communities throughout the state, the country, even across the globe will come together Aug. 31 to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day – an effort to honor people who died or suffered permanent injury because of a substance-related OD. It’s considered the...
by design | Aug 28, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from North Knoxville Business and Professionals Please attend our meeting next Friday, September 11, at St. John’s Lutheran Church! We will be joined by Mike Bolton with MEDIC! Location: St. John’s Lutheran Church 544 N Broadway St, Knoxville, TN 37917 8:00 a.m....
