by design | Sep 25, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced that the 2027–28 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open for all Tennessee students. Students and their families can begin applying at www.fafsa.gov. Completing the FAFSA is a required...
by design | Sep 24, 2026 | The Daily Focus
This Saturday, Sept. 26, Keep Knoxville Beautiful hosts its sixth annual East Knoxville Community Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 620 Winona St. Folks can arrive at the park to get supplies and then disperse to clean up roads,...
by design | Sep 23, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Parents as Teachers’ 9th annual Roll & Read event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 25 at Safety City, 165 S. Concord Street. Roll & Read is for families with children five years and younger. Admission, parking and all activities at the...
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...
