by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill William S. Vare was a very rare species, a Republican big-city political boss. Vare rose to the heights of politics in Pennsylvania and occupied a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years. The GOP machine in Philadelphia was notorious in the...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Farragut knocks off Sevier County 57-50 in Sectional round By Steve Williams It’s a thrill when any high school basketball team qualifies to play in a state tournament, but to go after a program hasn’t been there in 43 years is mighty special. That’s the...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Wiiliams Central High’s baseball team had a successful and enjoyable time in the PCB ProspectU Spring Break Tournament in Panama City Beach, FL last week, March 9-12. It was the third straight year Head Coach Brandon Roberts’ Bobcats have made the trip...
by design | Mar 15, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center A man whose remains were discovered in Knoxville in 1988 has now been identified through a partnership between the Knoxville Police Department, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center and the Tennessee Bureau of...
by design | Mar 14, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is currently accepting applications to fill the vacancy in the Third Judicial District Circuit Court following the appointment of the Honorable William E. Phillips II to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The Third Judicial District...
by design | Mar 13, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Farragut Museum’s History Hour continues on Tuesday, March 24, at 11 a.m. at Farragut Town Hall. Featured speaker Charlie Rhodarmer, Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Director, will discuss Sequoyah’s development of the Cherokee syllabary. “Our guests to the Farragut...