by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Just about everyone is familiar with the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, which may have cost the lives of as many as 100 men and women. Henry Drury Hatfield was a nephew of William A. “Devil Anse” Hatfield. The future governor and...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay For the second consecutive year, the West Valley Middle School girls basketball team has won a Class AAA State Championship. With their victory in the state title game, a 38-24 victory over Mt. Juliet on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Rockvale High School,...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com More and more non-profit groups are requesting beer permits to help support their special events. The recent meeting of the Knoxville City Beer Board saw four groups requesting permits. All of them appeared...
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Nine seniors on Farragut High School’s baseball team made a community service visit to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital the morning of Feb. 16 and it brightened the day for several kids on hand. The players came away with a good feeling too. Dr....
by design | Feb 22, 2026 | The Daily Focus
By Senator Marsha Blackburn Support for fair, secure, and open elections should be a bipartisan issue. In fact, 83 percent of Americans, including 71 percent of Democrat voters, support photo ID requirements to vote. We have to show ID to pick up a prescription, board...
by design | Feb 21, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the East Tennessee Foundation The East Tennessee Foundation (ETF), in partnership with Pershing Enterprises, commemorated a new chapter in its history on Presidents’ Day with a flag retirement and dedication ceremony at its new headquarters, Perkins...
