by design | May 17, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill James Davis Porter served two terms as governor of Tennessee and remained one of the most notable of the Volunteer State’s citizens. Lawmaker, judge, chief executive, highly successful businessman and college president, James D. Porter lived a full and...
by design | May 17, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi Statistically, the West Rebels were not the better team in the Class A championship game in boys’ lacrosse. Their opponent, the Page Patriots, outshot them (33-18), collected more ground balls (39-20), and won more faceoffs (10-4). But the Rebels...
by design | May 17, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams A Clinton fan said it was a tale of two halves. Yep, it was indeed that. But Bearden’s girls flag football team left Clinton that night with the Region 1-AA title and a berth in the state tournament at Murfreesboro. If you missed the game at...
by design | May 17, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Mabry-Hazen House is hosting its second Porch Time of the year on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM! Formerly known as Night At The Museum, this casual after-hours social has a new name to better reflect the sweeping front porch of Mabry-Hazen House, where...
by design | May 16, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the City of Knoxville Bike Walk Knoxville this Sunday, May 17, from 2-6 p.m. New this year, they will be on Gay St.! The route will go from Summit Hill to Hill Ave., and it will incorporate the newly opened pedestrian Gay Street Bridge. Road closures will begin...
by design | May 15, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from Tennessee Department of Veterans Services Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Veterans Services (TDVS) Commissioner Tommy Baker announced the launch of the Veterans Connect Portal, a new statewide resource designed to make it easier for...
