by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Powell’s defense set the tone early. On the very first offensive play of the TSSAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Scarbro Stadium on a cold Friday night, Rhea County’s red hot Wing-T offense was stopped for no gain as running back Ethan Davis...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson, Stories In This Week's Focus:
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Every year the holiday schedule sneaks up on me. I’m referring to the deadline for my holiday column. My...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Bill Howard West High School’s football team once again made it look too easy, this time at home against Central in the quarterfinal round of the Region 2-5A state playoffs. The 63-26 win was the Rebels’ second this season over the Bobcats. The regional...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Karns junior running back De’Sean Bishop, who led the Beavers to their first TSSAA playoff win in school history this season and put his name in the state record book along the way, has been selected the The Knoxville Focus / Coaches’ All-Knox...
by design | Nov 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee scored in all three phases of the game and put up points in lightning-quick fashion, racing past South Alabama, 60-14, on a chilly Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. With the win, the Vols (6-5, 3-4 SEC) secured bowl...
by design | Nov 20, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Santa Claus is coming to Toy Tech! The local nonprofit Spark is happy to announce the return of its annual Toy Tech event. It will once again provide adapted toys for children with disabilities, from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Toys will be provided free at a...