by design | Nov 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
The Salvation Army Calls for Volunteer Bellringers to Support the Annual Red Kettle Campaign ~ from The Salvation Army Knoxville, TN – The Salvation Army Knoxville Area Command is seeking volunteers to serve as bellringers for the upcoming Red Kettle Campaign, an...
by design | Oct 31, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Carson-Newman celebrates outstanding alumni during annual awards ceremony During homecoming week, Carson-Newman University celebrated alumni who represent their alma mater with distinction during its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on Oct. 29. Alumni recognized...
by design | Oct 30, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Museum of Appalachia invites students and families to experience Fall Heritage Days NORRIS, Tenn. – Students and families are invited to join the Museum of Appalachia for an autumnal celebration of pioneer traditions on October 31 and November 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00...
by design | Oct 30, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Free Healthcare Clinic This Weekend in Clinton, Tennessee to Address Limited Access to Care RAM to provide free dental, vision and medical services November 2-3 ~ from Remote Area Medical® In many parts of the United States, for millions of Americans, access to basic...
by design | Oct 29, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Food City Friends & Pets in Need Holiday Food Drive Food City is preparing to kick-off their 7th annual Friends & Pets in Need Holiday Food Drive. “Hunger is a serious problem throughout our region, especially during the holidays and colder...
by design | Oct 28, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Testimonies By Dr. Jim Ferguson This presidential race will decide the fate of America. Elon Musk I once read speculation that the first prayer was uttered by a distant ancestor gazing upward at the majesty of the night sky and exclaiming, “Ahh…” To maintain...
by design | Oct 28, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
Overblown emotions on games By Joe Rector (This piece was written a couple of weeks ago, but it continues for sports fans every weekend.) At this moment, I’m sitting on a couch at my daughter’s house in Hendersonville. I’m watching the Vols piddle away a football game...
by design | Oct 28, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
A classic case of getting people’s attention By Tom Mattingly Interesting things can happen when one coach leaves and another takes his place. For the new coach, it’s a classic case of getting people’s attention and showing they mean business. Things get “real.” Very...
by design | Oct 28, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee/Alabama is finally a rivalry By Mark Nagi For 16 years, Nick Saban ruled the world of college football. He built a freight train at Alabama, and at times it felt like it would never run out of gas. There was nowhere that pain was felt more than Knoxville....
by design | Oct 28, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Trump’s tariffs: A Primer By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Donald Trump calls himself the Tariff Man. He loves tariffs and calls them “the greatest thing ever invented.” He wants a 60% tariff on Chinese goods, an across-the-board 20%...
