by design | Jun 14, 2023 | The Daily Focus
City Closes for Juneteenth City of Knoxville offices will be closed on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, and that includes the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment. Waste Connections will run its normal residential garbage and recycling routes on that day....
by design | Jun 13, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Fountain City Business & Professional Association will have its regular June meeting on Wednesday, June 14 at the Fountain City Lion’s Club from 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. The guest speaker will be state Representative Michele Carringer.
by design | Jun 13, 2023 | The Daily Focus
Join us June 15th at 8 a.m.! Join us at: Jacob Building Chilhowee Park 3301 E Magnolia Ave Knoxville, TN 37914 Program: At-Large City Council Candidate Forum Join us to hear from At-Large City Council Candidates. Cameron Brooks | CC at Large Seat A Lynne Fugate | CC...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Black, Columnist
Wither the Country? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I’ve always been an optimist with regards to the country. Even though we sometimes make mistakes with whom we elect president, those mistakes seldom took us down a path that threatens...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
The So-Called Fiscal Responsibility Act Was Really Irresponsible By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988, Tennessee had six Democrats to three Republicans in the House, and both of our...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘He doesn’t like to lose’ By Tom Mattingly Many times, during University of Tennessee basketball games at Stokely Center, there were often-heated confabs at the scorer’s table featuring the game officials, opposing coaches, official scorer Russ Bebb, and clock...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Tennessee’s Achievements Worth Noting By Mark Nagi Any Tennessee fan can tell you that there was a long time when nothing seemed to go right. Coaching changes, NCAA investigations, heartbreaking losses… when you are staring into the abyss, you can’t see the brightness...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire By Dr. Jim Ferguson Seventy-nine years ago, on June 6, 1944, American and Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to free millions from tyranny. Today Main Street...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Major
2023 Gibbs High School Gathering By Ralphine Major Schools are out, and summer is underway! It is time for vacations—-cookouts—-and reunions! To all Gibbs High School Alumni—save the date for a multiclass reunion this year! Last year’s GHS reunion...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
Banning knowledge By Joe Rector Let’s get this out front first: I spent my working years as a high school English teacher. It was a good job, and what made it a wonderful one was the interactions with high school students as I taught them grammar, writing, and...
