by design | Nov 13, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Last Civil War Veteran in Congress Charles Manly Stedman of North Carolina By Ray Hill Charles Manly Stedman had announced he would not run again to represent his people in Congress in 1930. The eighty-nine-year-old congressman had served for the past twenty...
by design | Nov 13, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Democrats encouraged by turnout, two victories By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Turnout for Tuesday’s state and federal election in Knox County was huge, with 128,234 voters voting in person or absentee. The increased turnout encouraged local...
by design | Nov 13, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Latham-led West places six players on first-team By Steve Williams West High running back Brayden Latham wasn’t a workhorse through the regular season, but he was a thoroughbred. With the Rebels mowing down the opposition in posting the school’s first-ever 10-0...
by design | Nov 13, 2022 | The Daily Focus
No. 5 Tennessee Waltzes Past Missouri, 66-24, On Senior Day ~ from UTAD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With a sellout Senior Day crowd of 101,915 on hand, No. 5 Tennessee unleashed a school-record offensive performance and scored 38 unanswered points over the final two quarters...
by design | Nov 12, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Board of Zoning Appeals Meets Tuesday ~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet next Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. in the Small Assembly Room of the City-County Building, 400 Main St. The Board will hear...
by design | Nov 11, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Arts & Culture Alliance proudly presents its 2022 Members Show, the largest annual exhibition of local artists in the Greater Knoxville area. The fresh mix of two- and three-dimensional works created within the last two years encompasses a wide variety of...