by design | Apr 2, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
2014 will mark the 25th anniversary of the annual river and creek clean up that takes place at over 50 sites all over Knoxville and surrounding areas. Last year over 1,000 volunteers come out and clean tons of trash from more than 50 miles of our local...
by design | Apr 1, 2014 | Knox County, Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
Pellissippi State Community College hosts a forum that features an interview and Q&A with Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero on Thursday, April 10. The mayoral forum, “How Local Politics Impacts Business and You,”...
by design | Mar 31, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
Exclusive! Earlier today at the University of Tennessee Social Media Week, Mayor Rogero mentioned how she recently emailed her hard working, community dedicated, chief public information officer, Jesse Mayshark. The email was sent late on a Friday night. Within...
by design | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The questions never change, just the answers.” Sometimes I don’t remember if I’ve written something, read it somewhere, or just thought it. Perhaps my stories and life have merged into one composite. You need to pray for my wife, Becky,...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The coach often held No. 10 in reserve and called on him and his swift ball-handling skills to bail the Eagles out of trouble against the press. Not only did he call on him to do that, but he also called on No. 10 when the Eagles had to press full...
by Steve Williams | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Tennessee’s play against Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was like a microcosm of its season. The Vols fell behind, battled back and came up a little short. Going into Friday night’s game in Indianapolis, I...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee’s athletics program has had its share of gut punch losses over the years. Add the events of March 28, 2014 to that growing list. The Vols basketball team fell to Michigan 73-71 in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region Semifinals, in a game that...
by Joe Rector | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I am an expert at, well, everything. At least that’s what my wife and kids tell me. On so many occasions throughout the year, I’ve had to straighten them out on a multitude of issues. Those whom I love so much have been misguided souls at times, and it...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Federal law, namely the National Labor Relations Act, passed by Congress in 1935 declares it is the “policy of the United States to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce and to...
by design | Mar 30, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
When I first started writing about encryption, few people knew, few people cared, and very few people understood what I was talking and writing about. I worked tirelessly to get the journalistic community to adapt to new encryption technology like “Silent...
