by design | Oct 26, 2024 | The Daily Focus
South-Doyle Band shooting for the stars The South-Doyle High School Band is shooting for the stars this season with their 2024 field show, “Written In The Stars.” Featuring a blend of original music by Luke McMillan, Phil Collins’ “In The Air...
by design | Oct 25, 2024 | The Daily Focus
All TREATS at HARVESTFEST 2024! ~ from Shop Farragut THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 27, 2-6 p.m. Shop Farragut’s Community party full of Fall fun will take place in the Village Green Shopping Center, 11505 Kingston Pike, in Farragut this Sunday! We have assembled vendors...
by design | Oct 24, 2024 | The Daily Focus
MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Girls Scouts Encouraging Citizenship MEDIC Regional Blood Center is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians to promote civic engagement. MEDIC will have a mobile collection bus at the Girl Scouts parking lot (1567...
by design | Oct 23, 2024 | The Daily Focus
October 25 is the Deadline to Nominate Outstanding Volunteers for the Annual Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards to Recognize Their Community Impact ~ from United Way of Greater Knoxville KNOXVILLE, TN – The annual Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards is now...
by design | Oct 22, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Fright Nights Returns for the 26th Year at Ripley’s Haunted Adventure Ripley’s Haunted Adventure presents its 26th annual Fright Nights show this year with “Deadcades of Fear!” Ripley’s year-round haunted house will showcase the “deadcades” of the 1950s through the...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Pander Wars By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com No, I don’t mean battles between those black and white bears from China. I mean the escalating battle between Trump and Harris on who can promise what to what group. You would never guess that...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
American Healthcare Workers Plead For End To Gaza Bombing By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On October 3, 2024, 99 American healthcare workers in Gaza released an open letter to the White House pleading for an end to Israel’s bombing of little...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘This field belongs to everybody who identifies with Tennessee tradition’ By Tom Mattingly Morgan Wallen’s recent performances on Shields-Watkins Field elicited justifiable concern from portions of the Vol fan base. What would be the impact of that event...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
TDS Difficulties produce perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not fail. Romans 5:3-5 By Dr. Jim Ferguson A friend asked me what I thought was the central issue of this presidential election. Perhaps he was expecting me to say it...
by design | Oct 21, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Go to Hell in Michigan By Mike Steely Just northwest of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a small town that might not appeal to many visitors except for during the Halloween season. It’s a little unincorporated community that has made the best of its name, Hell. The devilishly...