by design | Jun 20, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TDOT Celebrates Pollinator Week and Resumes Project Milkweed Orders Public Encouraged to use #TDOTProjectMilkweed In conjunction with National Pollinator Week, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has resumed online ordering for milkweed seeds through...
by design | Jun 19, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Mabry-Hazen House Celebrates Juneteenth with Special Tours Join Mabry-Hazen House on Wednesday, June 19 and Saturday, June 22, 2024, for special tours to commemorate Juneteenth. Mabry-Hazen House will share stories, objects, and research related to the historic house...
by design | Jun 19, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Thursday, June 20 7:45 a.m. Networking | 8:00 a.m. Meeting Speaker: Gus Alvarez from One Knox Soccer Club Pellissippi State Community College 1610 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917 Breakfast sponsored by Mary Martin of Pinnacle Financial Partners Drive for Members...
by design | Jun 18, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Carson-Newman University celebrates first generation college students At the close of the spring semester, Carson-Newman University celebrated first-generation college students during its annual Tri-Alpha national honor society induction. The Delta Psi chapter...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Pretend Grass’ By Tom Mattingly When football spring practice and its aftermath were happening in 1968, there were definite undercurrents that would affect the program for at least the next 25 years. During that time, the Vols were trying to replace...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting Somerset A Day Away By Mike Steely Somerset, Kentucky, is one of those small southeastern towns in the Blue Grass State that is worth an afternoon visit this summer. Its history is a bit different than other rural towns in our neighboring state and a day trip...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Happy Father’s Day, Dad By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com My dad died on August 13, 2002. He was terminally ill and in the hospital. He knew he was dying. He said that he had wanted to make it to his birthday on November 19 but had changed...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
A Terribly Lopsided, Very Cruel War Continues By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com As I write this, in the last 15 days, Israel has bombed a tent city and a UN school and has killed 276 Palestinian non-combatants in a mid-day raid to gain the release of four...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Truth AND Consequences By Dr. Jim Ferguson Young whipper snappers may not remember the TV game show Truth or Consequences, but I do. Actually, I didn’t watch the show which began in the early 1950s. In my youthful years, I preferred Looney Tunes cartoons. Neither...
by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Summer is not cooperating By Joe Rector As usual, I’ve looked forward to summer since the first day of fall. The warmer days and longer nights just make me feel more alive, younger. Anything that can turn me that delusional usually is illegal, but summer...
