by design | Jan 28, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Preschool Liaison Helps KCS Families Navigate Transition ~ from Knox County Schools Knox County Schools is continuing its commitment to support families as they navigate special education preschool services and the transition to kindergarten. Earlier this school year,...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
The storm was building as kickoff approached By Tom Mattingly It’s still only January, but the memories of football seasons past are with us on an almost daily basis. It doesn’t take much to get the memory banks charged up. Someone says, “I remember the time,” and the...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Heroic I was saved by God to make America great again. Donald J. Trump By Dr. Jim Ferguson In my lifetime there have been nineteen presidential inaugurations, but I can remember only a few. And ashamedly, I have rarely watched the presidential oath of office....
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
It’s Maple Syrup Time in Johnson City A Day Away By Mike Steely The Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City is hosting the 22nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 8. The 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. event illustrates where maple...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
I Have Car Fever By Joe Rector Sickness is at hand. So many “bugs” and viruses are in the air that almost all of us will at some point succumb to the effects of them. Covid, no matter how many people deny its existence, still hits folks to varying degrees. I’ve had a...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Black, Columnist
A climate change denier? Who, me? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump is a climate change denier and calls it a hoax. I am not a climate denier because it is obvious that the climate always changes. I am just not in the camp...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
President Trump Gave A Positive, Hopeful Inaugural Address By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com It was entirely predictable and at times almost humorous to see the sour, partisan reaction by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and some in the...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | The Daily Focus
City Seeks Input to Develop Its Five-Year Consolidated Plan The City of Knoxville is seeking public input to develop its Five-Year Consolidated Plan and will host a public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. at the City’s Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE WHEREAS, BRANDON LEE GIBSON and JOCELYN GIBSON executed a Promissory Note payable to HAZEL DEVELOPMENT, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, dated November 30, 2015, in the original principal amount of One...
by design | Jan 26, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Muse Knoxville receives $25,000 from Food City for future Mini Food City Muse Knoxville is excited to announce a generous $25,000 donation from Food City to create a brand-new Mini Food City exhibit, set to debut later this year. This interactive addition will bring...
