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The 1948 Election in Tennessee III

by design | May 8, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill The Democratic primary in Tennessee in the 1948 election had been particularly brutal. Tennessee’s senior United States senator, Kenneth D. McKellar, old and ailing, had tried to change the mind of Shelby County political boss Edward Hull Crump about his...

PARC questions city police handcuffing policy

by design | May 8, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com During the recent meeting of the Police Advisory and Review Committee, a question was asked about why some individuals are handcuffed before being arrested. Members of PARC include Jenae Anderson Easterly who serves...

Bearden girls’ perseverance leads way to first state title

by design | May 8, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Williams When Bearden High won its first girls state basketball championship in school history in March, Dave Moore, the founder of the Careacter Star Athlete program, was extremely impressed. “That is an awesome accomplishment and that team had incredible...

MEDIC Regional Blood Center Teams Up with UT LIFESTAR for Blood Drive

by design | May 8, 2022 | The Daily Focus

  WHO:           MEDIC Regional Blood Center   WHAT:            Blood Drive Event   WHEN:            May 13, 2022, from 9 AM to 4 PM UT LIFESTAR Helicopter Onsite – 9 AM to 11 AM   WHERE:          South College                    400 Goody Lane...

Knoxville Area Urban League to host Tennessee labor officials to laud workforce reentry

by design | May 7, 2022 | The Daily Focus

The Knoxville Area Urban League will host labor officials from the state of Tennessee to laud the success of an incarceration to workforce reentry program that includes skills training and employment opportunities. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce...

Celebrating “exceptional and meritorious service,” Carson-Newman announces Robert Reedy Bryan Society

by design | May 6, 2022 | The Daily Focus

(May 6, 2022) JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five retirees of Carson-Newman University are inaugural members of the Robert Reedy Bryan Society. The recognition took place during C-N’s May 6 Spring Undergraduate Commencement featuring 303 graduates. Those honored were...
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