by design | Jul 7, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Rico Silvera is no longer lacrosse coach at Webb By Steve Williams Rico Silvera, who guided Webb School to the Tennessee Scholastic Lacrosse Association (TSLA) state championship on May 17, is no longer the Spartans’ head coach after 21 years. “Effective July 1st, I...
by design | Jul 7, 2024 | The Daily Focus
The Alzheimer’s Association presents its five-part series The Empowered Caregiver Free and Virtual webinars to share resources for caregivers The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to not only finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and dementia but to support those who are...
by design | Jul 6, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TRAFFIC ALERT: KNOX COUNTY KNOXVILLE – Motorists traveling on Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115) in Knox County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have a temporary impact on traffic. Beginning on Monday, July 8 and...
by design | Jul 5, 2024 | The Daily Focus
PICK TENNESSEE PRODUCTS PARTNERS WITH HOMEGROWN BY HEROES NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) Pick Tennessee Products (PTP) program has joined together with Homegrown By Heroes to better promote local agricultural products produced by...
by design | Jul 3, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Celebrates Independence Day with Festival on the 4th ~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment The City of Knoxville will hold its free annual Fourth of July celebration at World’s Fair Park on Thursday, July 4, 5-10 p.m. This...
by design | Jul 2, 2024 | The Daily Focus
RAM Needing Volunteers for Free, 2-day Healthcare Clinic in Morristown, Tennessee Call for volunteers for pop-up clinic coming to Manley Baptist Church in September Remote Area Medical – RAM® – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Massey-sponsored legislation protecting children and securing the border goes into effect July 1 As Tennessee moves into the new fiscal year on July 1, many Tennessee laws passed by the General Assembly will go into effect. State Senator Becky Duncan Massey...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Up From Poverty By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Go back in your family’s history and you will find poverty. I am not poor. Neither is anyone in my family. I have a PhD. Both my children have MBAs. My late brother had a PhD as do his two...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
I Am Very Grateful For Beta Theta Boule Honor By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My Dad told me many years ago, “You know how long it takes people to forget you when you leave office?…About as long as it takes the ripples to disappear when you throw a...
by design | Jul 1, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
I’m a wimp By Joe Rector Plenty of things disrupt older folks’ lives. If any person is lucky enough to reach senior citizenship, he’ll have to deal with long lists of them that make life just a bit more difficult. My life was wonderful. I’d retired from my career and...
