by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Catching up with Michael Grider By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You probably know Michael Grider, who served Tim Burchett when he was Knox County Mayor and then went with him to Congress. Did you know Grider is a Cubs fan, an Oak Ridge native, and a...
by design | Aug 10, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From West Virginia Cleveland Bailey By Ray Hill Cleveland Monroe Bailey looked more like movie director Tim Burton’s idea of a mortician than a congressman. Bald, jug-eared and slightly stooped, Bailey served a total of fourteen years in the U.S. House...
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Bobcats should be better in Lane’s second season By Steve Williams Central’s first challenge this season will be improving in the two quarters after halftime. There were slip-ups much of the time in that part of the game last year. “We played 11 games last year...
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District 6 candidates answer Focus questions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville’s sixth district has the most candidates with five people seeking to replace Gwen McKenzie. The candidates include Charles Frazier, Denzel Grant, Stan Johnson,...
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Rick Barnes Announces $400,000 Matching Gift Challenge in Support of City Young People It’s Like Every Gift is Worth 2 Points! Knoxville, Tenn. – Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes, along with the Winegardner Foundation, today announced the launch of a...
by design | Aug 9, 2025 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Halls Republican Club The Halls Republican Club will meet Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025, at the Boys and Girls Club, 1819 Dry Gap Pike 37918, just off East Emory Rd. As usual, there will be a Meet-and-Greet at 6:05 p.m. with snacks and fellowship, followed by the...
