by Steve Hunley | Feb 9, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley National Democrats went to Iowa, spent $50 million and fall down and go boom! And for those of you who quibble with my use of the word “debacle”, I’ll have you know that was precisely how one commentator on NPR – – – National...
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By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Planning for the annual Knoxville Neighborhood Conference is well underway and the March 23 event should draw a huge crowd of local advocates, private citizens, community organizations, local government...
by Ray Hill | Feb 9, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill All across the nation governors or former governors frequently attempt to make the transition to the United States Senate. Nor is it particularly odd, at least in Tennessee, for a governor to wait some years before running for the U. S. Senate. Former...
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By Steve Williams What goes into the making of a great high school basketball outside shooter? There’s a lot more to it than Bailey Trumm just pulling the trigger. First off, it takes a lot of time from a lot of folks. “It’s a really great accomplishment,” said the...
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By Ken Lay National Signing Day, 2020 was busy for Bearden High School as the Bulldogs had seven student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent and a pair of separate ceremonies Wednesday. Three Bearden football players who signed answered an early wake-up call to...
by design | Feb 9, 2020 | The Daily Focus
While it didn’t appear on the Friday Knoxville Election Commission website, state Senator Becky Duncan Massey picked up a qualifying petition for re-election late that day. Election Administrator Cliff Rodgers handed her the petition. Read Monday’s...