KPD Launches Faith and Blue

Between Oct. 6 and 9, the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) is participating in Faith and Blue, a national initiative launched in 2020 to facilitate safer, stronger, more just and unified communities by connecting law enforcement professionals, residents, businesses...

Feed-a-Pet: URGENT NEED FOR PET FOOD

The CAC Office on Aging’s Feed-a-Pet program is in dire need of dry pet food to feed the pets of 96 limited-income older adults in the Knoxville-Knox County area. Our need is great and we are in short supply. Without the assistance of Feed-a-Pet, those enrolled in the...

Parks and Rec Hosts a Community Clean Up

Parks and Rec Hosts a Community Clean Up ~ from the City of Knoxville Office of Neighborhood Empowerment Edgewood Park, Fairmont/Emoriland, Whittle Springs, Belle Morris neighbors! It’s your time to shine! The City’s Parks and Recreation team is holding its second...

The World Series Was Much Bigger In The 50s And 60s

By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com It is almost time for the World Series. When I was a boy and young man, the Series was by far the biggest sports event of the year. Nothing else was even close. The first Super Bowl, which Green Bay won by a score of 35 to...

Irreconcilable differences?

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Before the Civil War, this country was referenced as a plurality as in “the United States are.” Afterward, it became singular: “the United States is.” Now it may be appropriate to once again refer to the...