by design | Aug 31, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, welcomes fans to campus Thursday, September 1, for a prime-time matchup against Ball State University. This is UT’s first football game of the season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EDT in Neyland Stadium. Gates open at 5 p.m. The...
by design | Aug 30, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Road Construction Won’t Delay Motorists The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period. Construction crews will stop all lane closure activity at noon on Friday,...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Black-Diallo-Miller Residence Hall By Harold Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com On August 4, 2022, my alma mater the University of Georgia held ceremonies naming its newest residence hall, Black-Diallo-Miller Hall honoring the first blacks to enroll as...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
Inflation ‘Reduction’ Act Will Do The Exact Opposite By John J. Duncan Jr. In a press conference on August 12, 1986, President Ronald Reagan said “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” He...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Death in the Family This is my Father’s world. Maltbie Davenport Babcock By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am a native Knoxvillian and, except when I was in medical school and internal medicine residency, I have lived in Knoxville all my life. I went to Tyson Junior High and...
