by design | Oct 19, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Oster kicks off reelection campaign By Pete Gawda Family members and well-wishers gathered Tuesday evening, October 14, at a west Knoxville restaurant Scrambled Jake’s to officially launch Knox County Commissioner Gina Oster’s campaign for reelection to a second term...
by design | Oct 19, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Peace Through Strength It is fair to say one thing that brought Donald Trump back to the White House was the fact that he was a far more recognizable figure in the president’s role as Commander-in-Chief. Joe Biden’s fundamental...
by design | Oct 19, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
County unveils monument to honor Tucker Blakely By Ken Lay The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Powell Community honored one of their own early last week. The county unveiled a stone memorial monument to honor fallen sheriff’s deputy Tucker Blakely on Tuesday...
by design | Oct 19, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
John G. Townsend of Delaware By Ray Hill While serving as Delaware’s governor, John Gillis Townsend Jr. was a reformer; while he served in the United States Senate, he was a stalwart conservative. A highly successful business entrepreneur, John G. Townsend was a...
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GCA gets big region win at CAK By David Klein In a Division II-AA East rivalry game, the Grace Christian Academy (GCA) Rams moved into second place in the region with a 35-14 win at the Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) Warriors. The Rams used an effective running...
by design | Oct 19, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Central pulls out 38-35 win in Black Oak Ridge rivalry By Steve Williams High school football games don’t get much better than the one Central and Halls had Thursday night. The lead changed hands eight times before the Bobcats headed back over Black Oak Ridge with a...
