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 August 3, 2026
- Publisher’s Positions
- Big turnout for Turner’s summer basketball camp
- The Reece Committee I
- Bishop answers how God fits into his life when it comes to football
- KTVAECU® breaks ground on new Strawberry Plains branch
- The Knoxville Focus for July 27, 2026
- Socialism Is Not The Answer
- The Pointe at Lifespring Senior Living Honor Five Veterans with Quilts of Valor Ceremony
- The Gentleman From New Jersey: Clifford P. Case
