by design | Dec 15, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Musicians and Businesses Partner for Winter Coat Drive What: People Helping People Winter Coat Drive & Capricornucopia Concert featuring Mic Harrison & the High Score and John Davis of Superdrag When: Coat Drive through Dec. 30 * Concert Sun., Dec....
by design | Dec 14, 2024 | The Daily Focus
MEDIC Regional Blood Center to Celebrate Donors During the Holiday Season WHO: MEDIC Regional Blood Center WHAT: Pint Before Christmas WHEN: 12/16 – 12/24 WHERE: Donor Centers and Mobile Drives MEDIC will reward holiday donors...
by design | Dec 13, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Tour de Lights is This Saturday ~ from City of Knoxville, Office of Neighborhood Empowerment Immerse yourself in holiday joy with Tour de Lights, the fantastic, free, and family-friendly holiday bike ride presented by Visit Knoxville and Bike Walk Knoxville on...
by design | Dec 12, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Loudon County Girl Scout creates veteran recognition program East Tennessee teenager Rachel Huff is developing a program to honor the more than 800 veterans buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Lenoir City as part of her Gold Award project with Girl Scouts of...
by design | Dec 11, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Pilot Donates to Folds of Honor, Provides Scholarships for Next Generation of Truckers Pilot, the nation’s largest travel center network, is funding scholarships for the next generation of professional truck drivers in honor of Giving Tuesday. The $50,000 donation to...
by design | Dec 10, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Celebrate Christmas in Burlington ~ from the City of Knoxville, Office of Neighborhood Empowerment The Burlington Business District Association cordially invites you to participate in and/or attend Christmas in Burlington 2024. This event will be held on Saturday,...
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Trump’s controversial nominees By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com That the Democrats are arguing that some of Trump’s nominees are not qualified is laughable. Have they looked at Pete Buttigieg’s resume? I guess he got the Transportation...
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
A Really Enjoyable Christmas Gift By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I really appreciate the very nice things people have said and written to me about my book “From Batboy to Congressman – Thirty Years in the U.S. House.” Many people have said it is just like...
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Defense by DeLong, Steve and Keith By Tom Mattingly If you wanted to go to war on the gridiron, you’d need to have Steve DeLong on your side. Steve DeLong could play the game… and play it at a high level. Steve died Aug. 18, 2010, at age 67, but left Vol fans a...
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Bama Bias is Real By Mark Nagi So, there’s an adage that states you aren’t paranoid … if they are out to get you. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think the earth is flat. But there are some conspiracies that make too much sense not to have at least a little...