by design | Nov 20, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Op-Ed Column: Make sure the Grinch Doesn’t Take Your Charitable Dollars By Secretary of State Tre Hargett The holidays are here, a time when many of us—however willingly or reluctantly—open our wallets to buy presents, food, decorations, and the other trappings of the...
by design | Nov 19, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
One-time baseball superstar shares his story with inner-city youth By Ken Lay Throughout his life, Darryl Strawberry has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. But the former baseball star lived to tell about it. And early last week, Strawberry...
by design | Nov 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Anemic City Elections The City of Knoxville elections have come and gone and hardly anybody noticed it. The lack of interest on the part of city voters in the off-year is matched only by their conspicuous absence. The fact so...
by design | Nov 19, 2023 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Pond Gap is proud of its history By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The neighborhood of Pond Gap is located along Sutherland Avenue, between Marble City and Bearden. The residents there boast of their independence and unique history. Named for a...
by design | Nov 19, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Senatorial Bloodhound: Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire By Ray Hill Almost certainly, hardly any reader will recall Charles William Tobey, but at one time he was a member of the first congressional committee to become a television sensation, which was headed by...