by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A new committee had its inaugural meeting last week. The Knox County Committee on Health and Economic Well-Being met for the first time virtually, via Zoom, on Wednesday afternoon. The 11-member committee, which was formed to serve in an advisory role to...
by Ray Hill | Feb 21, 2021 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Sam R. Sells, the congressman from Tennessee’s First Congressional District, was a successful, forty-nine year-old businessman when he faced a challenge inside the Republican primary from Carroll Reece. Reece was not quite thirty-one years old, well-...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Three more of Coach Tommy Pharr’s baseball players at Christian Academy of Knoxville have earned college scholarships. The latest signees are Ryan Degges (Columbia State), Ty Nettles (Volunteer State) and Tyler Wood (Motlow College). Degges, who also...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams The show must go on! Bearden High School’s award-winning dance program will have a team participating in the 2020-21 TSSAA Championships, which will be conducted in an online “virtual” format this school year due to COVID-19. Farragut and West Valley...
by design | Feb 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Consumer interest in purchasing local is at an all-time high, and the long-standing Pick Tennessee Products program has announced a refreshed logo for Tennessee food businesses, farmers markets, and agritourism. “As we move into a new year filled with hope and...
by design | Feb 20, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By The University of Tennessee Medical Center During the month of February, hearts are very popular. February is most commonly known as a month to celebrate loved ones during Valentine’s Day, but it’s also reserved for American Heart Month, a time to educate the...