by design | Jan 18, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Protesters Or Insurrectionists? You Be The Judge The efforts to disrupt and keep the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from doing their jobs is less civil disobedience than insurrection and are more reminiscent of the Civil War, when the...
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Judge Kline kicks off election campaign By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com On Monday evening, a gathering of enthusiastic supporters filled the room for the campaign kickoff of Judge Andrea Kline at Calhoun’s on the River. Judge Kline proudly announced the launch...
by design | Jan 18, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Kentucky was not quite so solidly a Democratic state as many of its sister border and southern states; Republicans could periodically win statewide elections, but Democrats held a strong advantage in most state, local and federal elections in the Bluegrass...
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Wright’s 900th win along the way is a good by-product By Steve Williams Jody Wright is the state’s winningest active high school boys basketball coach, but he says that’s only a “by-product” of his position at Fulton. “That’s never been the goal.” Wright notched win...
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By Ken Lay Halls High School’s boys wrestling team found itself in familiar territory Thursday night. The road, to get to the District 3-AA Duals Championship, however, was a bit more difficult. But the Red Devils ended the evening as the district champions as they...
by design | Jan 18, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knox County Election Commission Informative seminar will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 Register at www.knoxvotes.org Knoxville – What steps do I need to take to run for elected office? Why is the ballot ordered a certain way? How do Knox County...
