by design | Jun 15, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Juneteenth Activities in Knoxville City offices will be closed Monday, June 19, and City employees will have the day off. City Council voted in 2022 to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday. Juneteenth National Independence Day, the newest federal holiday, commemorates the...
by design | Jun 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
City Closes for Juneteenth City of Knoxville offices will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, and that includes the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment. Waste Connections will run its normal residential garbage and recycling routes on that day....
by design | Jun 13, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Fountain City Business & Professional Association will have its regular June meeting on Wednesday, June 14 at the Fountain City Lion’s Club from 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. The guest speaker will be state Representative Michele Carringer.
by design | Jun 13, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Join us June 15th at 8 a.m.! Join us at: Jacob Building Chilhowee Park 3301 E Magnolia Ave Knoxville, TN 37914 Program: At-Large City Council Candidate Forum Join us to hear from At-Large City Council Candidates. Cameron Brooks | CC at Large Seat A Lynne Fugate | CC...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Wither the Country? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I’ve always been an optimist with regards to the country. Even though we sometimes make mistakes with whom we elect president, those mistakes seldom took us down a path that threatens...