by Ray Hill | Mar 22, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill With the sudden death of U. S. senator William Brimage Bate, Tennessee would send someone else to the Senate. Bate had died just days after being sworn-in for his fourth term. Indeed, only two men had ever been elected to serve a fourth term in the...
by design | Mar 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Nathan Nease said there was a “buzz” about one team in the City of Knoxville’s youth basketball program this season. Nease, the Athletics Coordinator of the Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department, was referring to the Falcons Orange 10-and-under...
by design | Mar 22, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Imagine you are traveling by horse, carriage or stage in the early 1800s. You’ve come from North Carolina headed into East Tennessee and you come to the Holston River. How will you cross the water? There are no...
by design | Mar 22, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
Online and telephone services remain available to all Tennesseans The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is taking immediate steps to ensure access to critical services and benefits for customers while protecting the health of employees and the...
by design | Mar 22, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
Orders extra protections for vulnerable populations Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 17 calling for businesses across the state to utilize alternative business models beginning at midnight CDT on Monday, March 23, 2020 until midnight CDT...
by design | Mar 21, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
~from the Office of Neighborhoods Do you have a regularly scheduled neighborhood meeting coming up? Is your neighborhood in the process of tackling an important issue? With the growing concerns over COVID-19, you may be vacillating on the decision of whether or...
