by design | Feb 3, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Local family unlocks new home with support from SouthEast Bank and Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Recent key ceremony celebrated “Bipartisan Build” in honor of Former County Executive Dwight Kessel and Former Commissioner Tank Strickland With a key donation of $15,000...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
$200,000 charged to Knox County Schools credit card By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Audit Committee was caught off guard Wednesday following a report by the external auditor, Pugh CPA. Audit officer Ted Hotz mentioned a credit card...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Adios, Acosta Jim Acosta, who made a name for himself as the obnoxious and abrasive reporter covering President Trump for CNN, has announced his departure from the network. There are those of us who remember Acosta when he worked...
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West unbeaten on the road, even at the Dawg House By Steve Williams West continued its unusual win streak last week when it handed Bearden, one of the Top 5 ranked teams in the state, a 64-60 loss on its home floor aka the Dawg House. “We have been a really...
by design | Feb 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Carroll Reece and Jimmy Quillen By Ray Hill From 1921 until 1997, two men occupied the seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee’s First District, with the exception of six years. Carroll Reece served 36 years, as did Jimmy Quillen; however, Reece’s...
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Farragut senior wrestlers win in their home finale against Karns By Ken Lay After scoring a pin in his match against Karns High’s Stone Johnson, Michael Stafford was greeted by congratulatory handshakes and hugs from his co-workers Farragut High School’s Lynn E....
