by design | May 3, 2024 | The Daily Focus
7th Annual Knox County Beaver Creek Flotilla The Beaver Creek Kayak Club will launch its 7th Annual Beaver Creek Flotilla, presented by First Bank, on Saturday, May 18 at 9:30 am. This is a community float on the Beaver Creek (Knox County Water Trail) which is a...
by design | May 2, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Five Points Up coalition hosts annual East Knoxville Community Cleanup Knoxville, Tenn. — The Five Points Up coalition, in partnership with the Knox County Health Department, will host its annual community cleanup in East Knoxville on May 4th. The event will take...
by design | May 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Second Harvest Food Bank’s PACK THE BAG Campaign Supporting the 14,000+ students in the Food for Kids Program. May 1 – 14 Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will be hosting their “Pack the Bag” fundraiser to benefit their Food for Kids Program with...
by design | May 1, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE STATE PARKS, TWRA PARTNER WITH AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION FOR ‘KAYAKING 101’ INSTRUCTION TO KICK OFF NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK For the third year, Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are joining the Tennessee chapter of...
by design | Apr 30, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Free Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans DATE Wednesday, June 12, 2024 TIME Noon – 2:00 P.M. LOCATION Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office 1101 Liberty Street, Knoxville, TN 37919 Attorneys will be available to provide consultations on...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Often in error, but never in doubt’ By Tom Mattingly Several years ago, my wife and I went to Chattanooga to meet the posters on one of the “chat boards” so prevalent on the Internet. It was a chance to see the faces behind the names of those guys who...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Is this the best time of the year for sports? By Mark Nagi I got home recently from a long day of fighting crime and wanted to do nothing more than to make dinner, give Bailey (my seven-year-old double doodle) treats and hugs, and watch something sports related on TV....
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The NAACP’s latest salvo at Ron DeSantis By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Last year the NAACP issued a “travel advisory” warning blacks that Florida was a “hate state” hostile to people of color. This probably was a surprise to the 6...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Passes Mega-Billions More For Ukraine By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week, Congress voted to send $95 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The largest portion was to Ukraine – $61 billion – after the Congress had...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Steely
Visiting John Sevier’s springhouse A Day Away By Mike Steely If you have never visited Marble Springs, the home of Tennessee’s first governor John Sevier, there’s something there you might want to see, even if you are familiar with the site. There are lots of historic...
