by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Burkhardt announces candidacy for commission seat After decades of dedicated service to Knox County, Buddy Burkhardt is thrilled to announce his candidacy for the District 7 county commission seat. A lifelong servant and community advocate, Buddy’s roots in North Knox...
by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley The Main Stream Media … Narrative, Not News If anyone doubts the daily newspaper has become part and parcel of the mainstream news media, one only has to read a smidgen of what appears there. In a recent letter to the editor, the writer stated,...
by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay The Christmas spirit came to life on Wednesday as Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the Lawson-McGhee Library in Downtown Knoxville. The jolly elf and his wife were perched on a couch in the children’s room at the library, taking some late-season requests to...
by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Long forgotten by most, the late Congressman Robert Ashton “Fats” Everett was one of the more colorful politicians from the political pages of Tennessee’s history. Everett was, by any measure, a political professional well before he ever was elected to...
by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams How about a hand for the Gibbs High School cheer team! Usually, it’s the other way around, with the cheerleaders rooting for Gibbs’ teams throughout the school year. “We participated in East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Fantasy of...
by design | Dec 21, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The three Knoxville veteran cemeteries drew large crowds on Saturday, December 13, to place wreaths at the graves of veterans. Other cemeteries, including those within the Smoky Mountains, also had veteran wreath...
