by design | Jul 13, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
District 1 candidates answer Focus questions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com First District Knoxville City Councilman and Vice Mayor Tommy Smith is not seeking a second term this year, and four South Knoxville residents are on the nonpartisan...
by design | Jul 13, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Michigan’s Governor G. Mennen Williams By Ray Hill Gerhard Mennen Williams’ name is a reminder of his good luck in having been born into a family fortune. His grandfather, Gerhard Mennen, a German immigrant, started a business selling talcum powder, which at the time...
by design | Jul 13, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Annual KFOA Media Day event ‘kicks off’ the season By Steve Williams Thirty-nine high school football teams, including 19 from The Knoxville Focus’ coverage area, attended the 18th annual KFOA Media Day Friday. The event was held at the Three Ridges Golf Course...
by design | Jul 13, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
‘It was tied when we started’ By Tom Mattingly The tie game is no longer with us, despite some memorable occurrences in games involving the University of Tenn-essee. You might not know that it’s been nearly 30 years since tie games on the gridiron went out...
by design | Jul 13, 2025 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Artist’s Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville. This meeting is free and open to anyone interested in the arts in East Tennessee. ...
by design | Jul 12, 2025 | The Daily Focus
On AI, Congress Just Provided a Huge Win for Children, Creators, and Conservatives By Senator Marsha Blackburn Submitted July 7, 2025 Last week, the Senate passed President Trump’s landmark legislation to make America great again, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB)....
