by design | Jul 27, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Supreme Court held today that the Court of Criminal Appeals should not have dismissed a criminal defendant’s appeal simply because he did not include a transcript of his guilty plea hearing in the appellate record. After Georgia resident James Holley...
by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Public Notice
ORDER OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: BLAKE BRITTON IN RE: DEPENDENT CHILD(REN) BY: STATE OF TENNESSEE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES, Petitioner V. BLAKE BRITTON, Respondent IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE FILE NO. 26-DN-13 The State of...
by design | Jul 26, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Early voting up almost 30 percent By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Voting totals are up with 19,900 people casting ballots during the first six days of early voting. As of Thursday, 11,999 people chose the Republican primary and 7,614 chose the...
by design | Jul 26, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Too few people pay attention to what is going on in their local communities, state or nation. Much has been said about the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates winning congressional races this year. They talk about “workers,” just as the...
by design | Jul 26, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Quilts of Valor were awarded to resident veterans of the Pointe at Lifespring Assisted Living on Saturday. Each quilt was presented by Sandy Brock and Sheila Eason of the Quilts of Valor organization. Lifespring’s Rebecca Mills and Chelsea Irwin...
by design | Jul 26, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The last time New Jersey elected a Republican to the United States Senate was in 1972 when Senator Clifford P. Case was reelected to a fourth term. During the ensuing 53 years, Republicans have tried to elect one of their own to the U.S. Senate without...
