by design | Sep 24, 2022 | The Daily Focus
KCHD Selected as a Host Site for Epidemiology Fellowship Program The Knox County Health Department has been chosen to host an Epidemiology Fellow as a part of a competitive program through the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). This...
by design | Sep 23, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Emerald Academy Scholars Close Achievement Gaps and Outperform Peers in Knox County and Across State EA’s assessment scores exceed pre-pandemic proficiency Knoxville, Tenn. – Emerald Academy scholars are closing achievement gaps and outperforming their peers in...
by design | Sep 22, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Area Agencies to Hold Active Shooter Training Exercise at West Town Mall on Sunday, September 25 Several area first response agencies will participate in a collaborative active shooter training exercise at the West Town Mall on Sunday, September 25. The Knoxville...
by design | Sep 22, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Free Opportunity for Youth to Try Busting Clay Targets Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program invites youth from all corners of the state to test their skills with shooting sports on October 1 and 8 Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Scholastic Clay Target Program...
by design | Sep 21, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Music for Seniors: Fantastic traditional live country music concert THIS FRIDAY-free! It’s not too late to join us for an outstanding one-hour concert of traditional country music: THIS FRIDAY! September 23. Hope to see you at Halls Sr. Ctr for some fun (and...
by design | Sep 20, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Vols Shift Attention to Gators for SEC Opener ~ From UTAD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers began preparations for a new challenge Monday morning following a 63-6 victory over Akron on Saturday night as the Vols gear up for their SEC opener...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The government wants you to buy an electric vehicle. Just like “I’m from the government and I am here to help you” if the government is encouraging an action, it is buyer beware. EVs won’t save the planet....
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, several times over the years said to me, “Please, no more books.” My house and offices have always been filled with books I used to tell her that all those books were what was going to keep...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. Dietrich Bonhoeffer By Dr. Jim Ferguson As an American I have never understood British royalty; but there are a lot of things I don’t...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
I’ve Been Everywhere By Mike Steely Several songs can flash you back to an earlier memory and there’s a song on a current television commercial for the U.S. Postal Service that takes me back to my birth town and childhood. “I’ve Been Everywhere,” recorded by Johnny...
