by design | Dec 21, 2022 | The Daily Focus
CITY PREPPED FOR WINTER WEATHER Brace yourself: Temperatures are plummeting to bone-chilling cold. A good chance for precipitation is forecast. Could Knoxville possibly see another white Christmas, like in 2020? Maybe. Or possibly Old Man Winter will hold off with...
by design | Dec 20, 2022 | The Daily Focus
TDOT Halts Highway Construction for the Holiday Travel Period No Lane Closures on Interstates and State Routes Road construction won’t delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is once again halting...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Black, Columnist
Amnesty for Illegals to Combat Declining Birth Rates? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Chuck Schumer wants amnesty for illegals and a path to citizenship for “all 11 million or however many undocumented there are here.” Now 11 million is...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
The Night Beau Corrected The Preacher By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My oldest grandchild, Beau, is 19 now and is a freshman at U.T. He has made very good grades, worked at part-time jobs, and has become a very good and kind young man. However, he shocked...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Declination We have met the enemy, and he is us. Pogo By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve never been a fan of newspaper comic strips. As a kid, Looney Tunes cartoons were my Saturday morning entertainment and subliminal teacher. Heckle & Jeckle, Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny,...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Major
Enjoy Christmas! By Ralphine Major We made them every year. Creamy butter mints made from a recipe our mother found were a Christmas treat! Sometimes they were made for other occasions, but always at Christmas. The green and pink mints were made in the shape of...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
Where to spend Christmas By Joe Rector The shopping is done, and before long, the traveling will start, at least for Amy and me. It’s another year where we “roll with the flow” to be able to see our children. Just like millions of Americans, we’ll be in a dither for...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
Remembering Family Christmas Trees By Mike Steely As I get older, I think about past holidays and remember many Christmas trees. Throughout my life, my family has always had a tree of one sort or another. I remember my stepfather and mother would take the family out...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
When things are unsettled at quarterback By Tom Mattingly The 1971 Tennessee football season offered Vol fans a crash course in what can happen when things are unsettled at quarterback. From 1965 on, the quarterback position was in good hands: Charlie Fulton...
by design | Dec 19, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Traffic Advisory – Lane/Road Closures for Utility Work [All closures are weather permitting] McPhearson Street Lane Closure (December 19-21) KUB crews will implement lane closures on McPhearson Street between Sycamore Drive and Texas Avenue from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m....
