by design | Dec 4, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
UT business class awards grants to non-profit organizations By Ken Lay Five non-profit organizations received grants last week thanks to a class offered by the University of Tennessee’s Haslam Business School Wednesday night. UT and Professor Dr. Alex Miller offers a...
by design | Dec 4, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Tour de Lights will be back on the streets in Knoxville for its 16th year! ~ from VIsit Knoxville Bike Walk Knoxville and Visit Knoxville are partnering to continue the Tour de Lights tradition in Knoxville. On Saturday, December 10th at 5:30 p.m., the community is...
by design | Dec 3, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Governor Lee and TDOT Commissioner Announce New Transportation Proposal: Build With Us Proposal prioritizes roads & bridges, Choice Lanes for Tennesseans Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced his infrastructure proposal, “Build With Us,”...
by design | Dec 2, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Deadline to nominate your Good Neighbor is today The deadline to nominate your good neighbor(s) is Friday! If you have a neighbor who goes above and beyond to help individuals, your neighborhood or the community at large, please consider nominating this person for the...
by design | Dec 1, 2022 | The Daily Focus
KAT Honors Rosa Parks with an Open Seat on Every Bus On Thursday, December 1, KAT will pay tribute to Rosa Parks by keeping one seat open on every bus. The seat will feature a placard recognizing the contribution made by Parks in the fight for racial justice...
by design | Nov 30, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Knox County to Host 24th Annual Holiday Festival of Lights Knox County will cut the ribbon on the 24th annual Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park (11808 S. Northshore Drive) at a family-friendly event starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 with...
by design | Nov 29, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Indoor Winter Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, Dec. 3 in St. Mary’s Gym, Oak Ridge More than 30 Oak Ridge farmers, bakers and artisan crafters are moving indoors Dec. 3, for the seventh season of the Winter Farmers’ Market, open Saturdays through March, 9 a.m. to...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I don’t understand the term “cultural appropriation.” Sure I know that the dictionary says “adoption of certain language, behavior, clothing, or tradition belonging to a minority culture or social group by...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Joe Concha is described by one online publication as “one of the most respected and hard-working media personalities in present-day America”. He has worked in the past for the New York Times, CNN, NBC Sports, and is...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
May I Have a Moment? By Jedidiah McKeehan When you watch legal tv shows and movies the lawyers are almost always depicted as having incredible ability in the courtroom. They hammer away at the witnesses without a moment’s hesitation. No word is ever mispronounced. If...
