by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Not every fire turns into a blaze. Some begin with a spark and never get going. Others are tiny and blow out quickly like a candle on a birthday cake. All fires, though, have a chance to be big and productive and clear paths for others. The...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Gifford Pinchot (pronounced Pin-Show) was the epitome of the aristocrat in politics. Immensely wealthy, Pinchot dedicated himself to conservation and was a perennial office seeker. The future governor was motivated to participate in politics for a number...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Inclement winter weather has hindered preparations for Farragut High School’s girls basketball team. School cancellations in recent days have caused games to be rescheduled. It has also rendered the Lady Admirals unable to practice together. Farragut has...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The new coaching staff at Austin-East High School has already seen transfers in preseason workouts who can upgrade the long-suffering Roadrunners’ program. They expect to see improvement too when the team takes the field for the TSSAA’s first...
by design | Feb 8, 2026 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com With the petition deadline about a week away, the number of Knox County candidate hopefuls is growing. February 19 is the filing deadline, with Feb. 26 set for withdrawing from a race. The primary is Tuesday, May 5,...
by design | Feb 7, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knox County Election Commission ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION Wednesday, February 4, 2026, is the first day that eligible voters can request an absentee by mail ballot for the May 5, 2026, Knox County Primary Elections. The application to request an...
