by design | Jul 31, 2024 | The Daily Focus
August 1, 2024 Election: Important Reminders Before Voters Head to the Polls As Knox Countians head to the polls on Thursday, the Election Commission wants to issue a few reminders. TIMES FOR VOTING POLLS ARE OPEN ON THURSDAY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM. Any voter in...
by design | Jul 31, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Today: MEDIC Regional Blood Center Donors to Receive Anakeesta Ticket! WHO: MEDIC Regional Blood Center WHAT: Anakeesta Ticket WHEN: July 31 – One Day Only! WHERE: Donor Centers and Mobile Drives WHY: MEDIC...
by design | Jul 30, 2024 | The Daily Focus
KCHD to Host Free Event Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week The Knox County Health Department’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program will host its annual celebration for World Breastfeeding Week on August 1 from 10 a.m. – noon at the Knoxville Museum of Art....
by design | Jul 30, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Area Transit Offers Free Rides to Polling Stations on Election Day To support voter turnout and ensure easy access to polling stations, Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) will offer fare-free rides throughout Election Day, Thursday, August 1, 2024. “Access...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Republican Conventions In 1964 And 2024 By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few days short of my 17th birthday in July of 1964, I rode a train for 77 hours to go to the Republican National Convention that nominated Sen. Barry Goldwater for president. The...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Supremes: Where’s the Wobble? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A friend who is a “progressive” wondered what I thought of the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. I told her that I had no opinion. The justices on the...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Taking a day trip to Bush Beans Visitor Center A Day Away By Mike Steely I was at the VA on a medical visit recently and talked with one of the employees there who is new to our area. We chatted about the places most people visit when new to Knoxville and I asked him...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Players Who Stood Tall By Tom Mattingly In the history of the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry, the series that defines the “Third Saturday in October,” there are many players who have stood tall when each year’s game was on the line. Former Tennessee defensive back...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
American Elegy By Dr. Jim Ferguson I lost my mother last week. Pat Ferguson lived 98 long and vigorous years, but the infirmities of age and then pneumonia proved too much for her. Her mind remained clear and she understood that she could not recover the independence...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
‘Neither refused the meeting’ By Joe Rector “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” If you remember this line, it’s possible that you sat in a typing class during high school. If you are as old as I am, then, you might have banged away...
