Holiday lights in Krutch Park are all lit up even in the bright of day. The Focus thought it a tad nutty and decided to investigate. It turns out downtown Knoxville’s resident squirrel population tries to eat the bulbs when the lights are off. Given the LED lights are highly energy efficient…its just makes more sense to leave them on rather than daily replacing the bulbs, not to mention it protects the cosmopolitan critters who call Downtown home.
Stories in this Week's Focus
- The Knoxville Focus for December 22, 2025
- Publisher’s Positions
- Raborns find joy as the Clauses
- Congressman Robert A. ‘Fats’ Everett
- Gibbs’ cheer team really gives a lot this season
- Volunteers remember veterans with wreaths
- The Knoxville Focus for December 15, 2025
- Publisher’s Positions
- Knoxville Botanical Garden celebrates repairs to Howell Family Home
- Arch Moore of West Virginia