by design | Apr 20, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and friends are all invited to put on their favorite pink outfits and celebrate relationships at the Pink Princess Party on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Teen Center on Kingston Pike. “There will be...
by design | Apr 20, 2025 | Columnist, Steely, The Daily Focus
Boone Trace 250th celebration coming through Wilderness Road State Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Something very special is happening the second weekend of May. On that weekend, the Boone Trace 250 Commemorative Relay Hike arrives at the...
by design | Apr 19, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Department of Veterans Services to Host Veteran Ready Business Recognition Summit The Tennessee Department of Veterans Services (TDVS) will host the Veteran Ready Business Recognition (VRBR) Summit on Wednesday, May 8, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST...
by design | Apr 18, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Girl Scouts service units host weekend pop-up cookie drive-thru sales in Knoxville Sad about Samoas®? Despondent over Do-Si-Dos®? Get giddy about Girl Scout Cookies again as select service units with Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians host a pop-up drive-thru...
by design | Apr 17, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Purchase Tickets For This Year’s Corn Hold Tournament! ~ from the North Knoxville Business and Professional Association The NKBPA 3rd Annual Corn Hole Tournament will take place on Friday, May 23rd at 11:00 a.m. We will once again be hosted by Yee-Haw Brewing Co. at...
by design | Apr 16, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Austin-East Scholarship Application Due April 18 ~ from the East Knoxville Business & Professional Association Help us spread the word about the EKBPA Austin‑East Scholarship! This annual award supports deserving Roadrunners heading to a two‑ or four‑year college,...
by design | Apr 15, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Interstate Construction Halted for Easter Holiday Travel The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all interstate construction work on Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Dentist Days By Joe Rector I just returned home from an unexpected visit to the dentist. I have four teeth that were sore, and I was scared that my troubles might be many and expensive. Fortunately, the visit I took revealed that my teeth are all right. The dentist...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Beyond the Cross: The Power of Easter and the Death of Jesus By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor It’s Easter—one of the most wonderful times of the year! Easter is often seen as a celebration of resurrection, but the significance of the...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump And His Tariffs By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In early 2016, I became one of the first members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for the nomination of the Republican Party as our candidate for president. I did this because he seemed to be by far...
