by design | Dec 6, 2025 | The Daily Focus
DATE Wednesday, December 10, 2025 TIME Noon – 2:00 P.M. LOCATION Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office 1101 Liberty Street, Knoxville, TN 37919 Attorneys will be available to provide consultations on legal issues such as: Landlord/tenant Veterans...
by design | Dec 5, 2025 | The Daily Focus
~ from Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee thanks the community for their overwhelming generosity during the food bank’s 15th annual Double Your Donation telethon on December 4th. Thanks to $850,000 in matching gifts...
by design | Dec 4, 2025 | The Daily Focus
~ from Nourish Knoxville WHAT: Winter Farmers Market Opening Day WHEN: Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10 AM to 2 PM WHERE: Outdoors on Market Square, Union Avenue, and Market Street COST: Free to attend Nourish Knoxville invites the community to celebrate the opening of...
by design | Dec 3, 2025 | The Daily Focus
~ from the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society Winter is on the way. With less natural food available, it’s time to keep your bird feeders full and watch for the array of hungry feathered diners. There are typically 30 species of birds that may appear in...
by design | Dec 2, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Your Gift Goes Twice as Far During Second Harvest’s 15th Annual Double Your Donation Event on December 4th Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will host its 15th annual Double Your Donation telethon at its Maryville facility on Thursday, Dec. 4, starting at 6...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Rogersville’s Historic Hale Springs Inn A Day Away By Mike Steely A local television news report caught my attention recently when a story of a car running into the old Hale Springs Inn was covered. I spent many years in Rogersville as a newspaper reporter and got to...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
My ‘Doghouse’ Office By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net Did I mention that I’ve moved my office to the back enclosed porch? I enjoy this location because of its three-windowed wall. I also like having my bathroom in the same location. It’s true that this area is also...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Sentient There is no keystroke for caring. Jim Ferguson By Dr. Jim Ferguson Have you heard it? Even if you don’t care for country music, the tune “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust is noteworthy. Although I pay little attention to music charts, the tune was #1 on...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
God’s Sovereignty, My Gratitude, and the Changing Seasons of Life By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Wouldn’t life feel so much simpler if it came with a remote control? Imagine holding a little universal device that lets you skip the hard...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Winning in someone else’s stadium’ By Tom Mattingly In a lifetime of watching or writing about sports, there’s occasionally something special happening under your nose, and, if you’re not careful, you might miss it. That would really be unfortunate....
