by design | May 17, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Way To Go, Speaker Sexton Last week, Cameron Sexton, speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, removed Democrats from their committee and subcommittee assignments following another display of mayhem and disruption as the General Assembly met...
by design | May 17, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com More than 75 people attended the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum’s Howell Legacy Garden dedication on May 13. The newest addition to the 44-acre property honors Jenny Howell Jukes, daughter of Joe Howell, whose vision...
by design | May 17, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill James Davis Porter served two terms as governor of Tennessee and remained one of the most notable of the Volunteer State’s citizens. Lawmaker, judge, chief executive, highly successful businessman and college president, James D. Porter lived a full and...
by design | May 17, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi Statistically, the West Rebels were not the better team in the Class A championship game in boys’ lacrosse. Their opponent, the Page Patriots, outshot them (33-18), collected more ground balls (39-20), and won more faceoffs (10-4). But the Rebels...
by design | May 17, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams A Clinton fan said it was a tale of two halves. Yep, it was indeed that. But Bearden’s girls flag football team left Clinton that night with the Region 1-AA title and a berth in the state tournament at Murfreesboro. If you missed the game at...
by design | May 17, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Mabry-Hazen House is hosting its second Porch Time of the year on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM! Formerly known as Night At The Museum, this casual after-hours social has a new name to better reflect the sweeping front porch of Mabry-Hazen House, where...
