by design | Sep 22, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Nearly 9,000 Traffic Crashes in Tennessee between 2021 and 2026 involved an Unrestrained Child Occupant From Sept. 21 – 26, 2026, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for National Child Passenger...
by design | Sep 21, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly It was sometime very late in the evening of Oct. 12, 2002, going into the wee hours of Oct. 13. The Vols had just defeated Arkansas 41-38 in 6 overtimes at Neyland Stadium. Haywood Harris, unbelievably perky at that hour, was at his typewriter...
by design | Sep 21, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely The month of September is important in the history of Knoxville. It was the month the city was captured by Union forces, and the East Tennessee region remained in Northern hands for the rest of the war. Unlike the rest of the...
by design | Sep 21, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector We left for our bus tour to Niagara Falls on Sunday afternoon. The vehicle pulled in at Walmart in Turkey Creek, and we unloaded our luggage from our car and waited to board. Before long, the entire group arrived. Canes, walkers, and other support items...
by design | Sep 21, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Being still is harder than it sounds. Try sitting quietly while your phone buzzes, or resting when you have a problem you cannot solve. Try sleeping when your mind has decided to rehearse every...
