by design | Aug 9, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Carroll Reece, congressman from Tennessee’s First Congressional District, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republican National Committeeman for the Volunteer State, headed a special select committee. Originally, the committee...
by design | Aug 9, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mark Nagi It’s Year Three for head coach Justin Price and his staff at Grace Christian. And this is shaping up to be their best season yet. “On paper, we’ve had some success,” said Price. “Two back-to-back quarterfinal appearances, two 9-win seasons. But also, I...
by design | Aug 9, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The West Youth Football program, a member of the local Youth Athletic Conference (YAC), has been in existence for many years and has won many championship titles, and this season has its first flag football team for ages 3 to 6-year-olds. “It’s...
by design | Aug 9, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the City of Knoxville Knoxville City Council last week supported Mayor Indya Kincannon’s range of proposals for investing in neighborhood amenities, ongoing Tennessee River cleanups, and home weatherization and accessibility upgrades. Suttree Landing...
by design | Aug 8, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Halls Republican Club The Halls Republican Club will meet Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026, at the Boys and Girls Club, 1819 Dry Gap Pike, 37918, just off East Emory Rd. As usual, there will be a Meet-and-Greet at 6:05 p.m. with snacks and fellowship, followed by the...
by design | Aug 7, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Mike Brown, a South Knox community leader and former 9th District Commissioner, passed away Friday. His wife relayed the sad news online. Brown, in his later years, had some health problems but appeared at meetings to speak on various issues, especially about South...
