by design | Aug 25, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
CHS takes Battle of Broadway, 31-12 By Ken Leinart The 2024 installment of “The Battle of Broadway” belongs to the Knoxville Central High School Bobcats after first year Head Coach Kevin Lane’s squad dealt visiting Knoxville Fulton a 31-12 setback Friday night at Dany...
by design | Aug 25, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee Governor Joins Stokes Nielson’s Effort to Honor Civil Rights Leader Edna Smith with Special Day of Recognition Tennessee Govenor Bill Lee joins producer Stokes Nielson’s effort to honor Nashville’s Edna Smith with a proclamation that August 25, 2024, will...
by design | Aug 24, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Fall Armyworms Pose Potential Threat to Tennessee Lawns and Farmland UT Entomologist Shares Latest Control Strategies NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As reports of fall armyworms continue across Tennessee, an entomologist with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture...
by design | Aug 23, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Remote Area Medical to Provide Free Healthcare Services to Address Limited Access to Care in Morristown, Tennessee Free dental, vision and medical services set for September 20-21 In many parts of the United States, for millions of Americans, access to basic...
by design | Aug 22, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Muse Knoxville Celebrates 11th Birthday with Bubble Extravaganza Muse Knoxville is excited to announce its 11th birthday celebration, set for Thursday, Aug. 29. The museum invites the community to join in the festivities, which will feature bubble-themed activities...
by design | Aug 21, 2024 | The Daily Focus
NEW GROUP FOR PROFESSIONAL CREATIVES AIMS TO PROMOTE NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT “Swimming In Social Media” Event Set for August 21 A new group has been formed to help creative professionals find ways to interact and learn from each other. The Creative Kind...
by design | Aug 20, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Carson-Newman University launches public phase of largest comprehensive campaign in school history Carson-Newman University announced Monday the launch of the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in its history. Entitled “Legacy,” the $73 million phase...
by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
What does it mean to ‘Hang Your Own Shingle’? By Jed McKeehan If you ever speak with an attorney who owns their own law firm, and they talk about how they started their own business, you may hear them say something like this, “After ten years at the big corporate firm...
by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Drain The Swamp? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Trump wants to “drain the swamp” which means he wants to dismantle the administrative state. He proposes to do this because the vast majority of federal workers are Democrats which he...
by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
U.S. Calls For Ceasefire But Keeps Supporting War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On August 12, the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, issued a press statement commemorating the anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. He said: “The...
