by design | Jan 14, 2024 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Carter girls roll past Gibbs ‘again’ to take region title By Steve Williams It’s not easy defeating a rival five out of five times in a season. But that’s what Carter High’s girls bowling team had to do Jan. 8 to wrap up the Region 1 championship at Fountain Lanes....
by design | Jan 14, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Urban Farm And Forestry Businesses Cost Share Funds Available NASHVILLE – The second round of funding of the Tennessee Urban Farm and Forestry (TUFF) cost share program is available to businesses in Tennessee’s...
by design | Jan 13, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Gov. Lee Announces Appointments to Key Boards & Commissions Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced appointees to a series of key state boards and commissions. “I’m pleased to appoint these highly qualified individuals who will ensure that...
by design | Jan 12, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TDOT Ready for Winter Weather NASHVILLE –The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) can assure motorists it is stocked and ready to clear roadways of ice and snow. Salt supplies have been replenished in all 95 counties in preparation for the winter season, and...
by design | Jan 11, 2024 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES UNREDACTED COMPLAINT AGAINST META PLATFORMS, INC. Company Execs Exposed for Ignoring Data that Showed Danger of Products Yesterday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed an unredacted copy of an existing lawsuit filed in...
by design | Jan 10, 2024 | The Daily Focus
Kick off 2024 with the NKBPA on January 12th ~ from the North Knoxville Business & Professional Association Our meeting will be at Emerald Youth Foundation Gym at 1620 N. Central St. Enter at the back side door and the meeting room is at the end of the gym....
by design | Jan 9, 2024 | The Daily Focus
RAM’s FREE 3-day Clinic set for This Weekend Free dental, vision and medical services coming to Knoxville, Tenn. in 28th-annual clinic KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 8, 2024) – Remote Area Medical – RAM® – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free,...
by design | Jan 8, 2024 | Black, Columnist
No more ‘elite’ universities By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I don’t know who anointed certain universities as “elite” but they are elite no more. Presumably, those universities once had the highest standards for admissions...
by design | Jan 8, 2024 | Columnist, Duncan
Now Even Liberals Admit Immigration Is Out Of Control By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Our very biased national media allowed Joe Biden to hide in his basement, hold no big events, and answer only softball questions during the 2020 presidential campaign....
by design | Jan 8, 2024 | Columnist, McKeehan
If You Reconcile with Your Spouse, You Can Expunge the Divorce Filings By Jedidiah McKeehan When a divorce is filed in Tennessee, even if it is an agreed divorce, the divorce is not finalized and completed right away. Tennessee law requires a “cooling down” period to...
