by design | Aug 2, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Elston Turner was in town last week for his annual summer youth basketball camp and it was full of energy from Monday through Saturday at the Austin-East High School gymnasium that bears his name – Elston Turner Court. Ages 6-11 had 50 campers and...
by design | Aug 2, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Complaints about indoctrination of students in colleges and universities around the country are nothing new. Years ago, similar complaints were made about foundations providing funding for educational purposes, which also just happened to allow the wealthy...
by design | Aug 2, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams De’Sean Bishop has his eyes on making history at the University of Tennessee this coming season. And if he does, all the glory will go to His-story; God’s story. That’s the way it should be, believes De’Sean. There was a big change in Bishop’s life...
by design | Aug 2, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union™ celebrated the groundbreaking of its 25th branch on July 30, 2026, at 7605 Strawberry Plains Pike in Knoxville. The new Strawberry Plains branch will expand access to financial services for members and communities in eastern Knox,...
by design | Aug 2, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the North Knoxville Business and Professionals Association Please attend our next meeting on Friday, August 14 at St. John’s Lutheran Church! In advance of Back-to-School, we will be joined by administrators from several local schools. This will be a great...
by design | Aug 1, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The East Tennessee Foundation (ETF/Foundation) is proud to announce award grants totaling $250,000 to 17 nonprofit organizations through the Thompson Charitable Foundation Fund (TCFF). These grants will support projects that strengthen communities across...
