by design | Jul 5, 2023 | The Daily Focus
TDOT celebrates 40th Anniversary of Litter Grant Program 435,529 Tons of Litter Removed Since Program’s Inception Litter on Tennessee’s 96,167 miles of public roads – 4,022 of which are classified as scenic – is more than an eyesore. It’s an enormous burden to the...
by design | Jul 4, 2023 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Fire Department is hosting its next open house on Friday, July 7, 4:30-7:30 p.m., at Station 11, 2600 Whittle Springs Rd. KFD welcomes everyone to come out and meet the firefighters, tour the station, and see the firetrucks. You will also get to learn...
by design | Jul 3, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Gen. Neyland: Locking his jaw By Tom Mattingly In 1926, Captain Robert R. Neyland had to “lock jaws” with Dean Nathan Washington Dougherty and take on the baseball and track coaches to get enough players to hold spring football practice. “You hired me to coach...
by design | Jul 3, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
The uncomfortable sports lull By Mark Nagi With the end of the College World Series (congrats to LSU and their fans who bought a billion Jell-O shots from an Omaha bar), we are now in the dark time on the sports scene. Basketball is done. Hockey is over. College...
by design | Jul 3, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Everything Changes Good sense is the foundation of all good writing. Samuel Kirkham By Dr. Jim Ferguson The ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, coined the term “panta rhei,” which translates into English as “everything changes.” When I was practicing medicine, The...
