by design | Feb 9, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Last year, a new synthetic opioid hit East Tennessee and between late October and through December, it appeared in nine overdose deaths. As of mid-January, the same designer drug was linked to seven...
by design | Feb 9, 2026 | Public Notice
EAST TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS East Tennessee Housing Development Corporation is soliciting bids from qualified general contractors for the construction of one (1) single-family dwelling under...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
School board splits on charter school waiver By Pete Gawda The Thursday, February 5 meeting of the Knox County Board of Education was fairly routine, but the called meeting held before the regular meeting seemed to generate more interest. The purpose of the called...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Trump Giveth And Indya Taketh Away Last week, a friend of mine told me he was expecting the biggest tax refund he had ever seen. No big businessman, he would be considered a man of modest means and said he was surprised, as it was almost twice the...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Not every fire turns into a blaze. Some begin with a spark and never get going. Others are tiny and blow out quickly like a candle on a birthday cake. All fires, though, have a chance to be big and productive and clear paths for others. The...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Gifford Pinchot (pronounced Pin-Show) was the epitome of the aristocrat in politics. Immensely wealthy, Pinchot dedicated himself to conservation and was a perennial office seeker. The future governor was motivated to participate in politics for a number...
