by design | Jan 28, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Lady Eagles avenge last year’s title loss to Holston By Ken Lay Gibbs Middle School’s girls basketball team had to wait nearly an entire calendar year to exact a little revenge. The Lady Eagles were finally able to avenge a loss in last year’s Knox County Middle...
by design | Jan 28, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Former UT standout debuts as Catholic’s intern head coach By Steve Williams When JaJuan Smith came out of the coaches’ office after the game to talk to a reporter, a smile came across his face. Perhaps it was a result of having just gone through his first game as the...
by design | Jan 28, 2024 | The Daily Focus
LWVKKC to host forums in advance of primary election Knoxville, Tenn.— To enable voters to hear the candidates respond to questions about important issues in the March 5, 2024, primary election, the League of Women Voters of Knoxville and Knox County is sponsoring...
by design | Jan 27, 2024 | The Daily Focus
New Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation STEM Center Now Open in Vestal • A ribbon-cutting event took place at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley’s Vestal Club Friday. • TVA has invested about $1.1 million in the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s STEM Center program •...
by design | Jan 26, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Increase in carbon monoxide poisoning amidst extreme winter temperatures Knox County – Tenn. – With the extreme winter temperatures over the past week, there’s been an increase in reported cases of carbon monoxide poisoning. At least two of these cases are...
by design | Jan 25, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Cedar Bluff Branch Library Closes for Several Weeks for Maintenance Closure begins on January 29 On January 29, the Cedar Bluff Branch Library (9045 Cross Park Drive) will close for approximately three weeks for building maintenance. In that time, Trane of Knoxville...
by design | Jan 23, 2024 | The Daily Focus
POTHOLE PATCHING TO TAKE PLACE REGIONWIDE KNOXVILLE – Motorists traveling on East Tennessee interstates and state routes should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will affect traffic. Beginning on Tuesday morning, January 23, TDOT crews will be...
by design | Jan 22, 2024 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Nikki Haley is trying to beat Kamala Harris to become the first Asian-American president. She had better hope that Biden lives out his term. “Elite” college campuses are not the only places...
by design | Jan 22, 2024 | Columnist, Ferguson
Forecasting Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them for the fruit they produce. Jesus Christ By Dr. Jim Ferguson Becky loves snow, and so do I. Since we’re retired, we were not...
by design | Jan 22, 2024 | Columnist, Rector
The Snow Did Return By Joe Rector It snowed. I’d about decided that we humans had screwed up the environment so much that snow would never fall on East Tennessee again. I’m glad to see I was wrong. At our house, I took my tape measure and stuck it in the white stuff...
