by design | Nov 28, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Now in its second year, the Fountain City Christmas Parade returns bigger and brighter, carrying with it the energy of a community determined to spread joy. On December 6, at 9 a.m., the parade will set off from Gresham Middle School, cross Broadway, and make its way...
by design | Nov 27, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Knox County to Host 27th Annual Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove ~ from Knox County Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and local leaders will open the 27th annual Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park (11808 S. Northshore Drive) during a...
by design | Nov 26, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Holiday Happenings: What To Know ~ from the City of Knoxville Thanksgiving and popular Christmas in the City events will create plenty of opportunities to create fun family memories and partake in downtown merry-making. But remember that many City offices and services...
by design | Nov 25, 2025 | The Daily Focus
State Fire Marshal’s Office: Focus on Kitchen Fire Safety During Thanksgiving Holidays Cooking-Related Fires Caused 5 Fatalities, 26 Civilian Injuries, and Over $19.2M in Damages Across Tennessee in 2024 ~ from the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance As...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Archives
Farragut dance coach is ‘incredibly proud’ By Steve Williams Over 3,700 student-athletes in cheerleading and dance competed for TSSAA and TMSAA state championships at the Knoxville Convention Center in early November. Teams in the Knoxville area won several state...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘One of those oddities that worked, like throwing the dice and winning’ By Tom Mattingly When Allen Spain, who has an amazing collection of Tennessee “stuff,” recently sent a videotape of the ABC broadcast of the 1968 Georgia and Alabama games, it brought...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend By Mark Nagi Two weekends ago was the last time I’ll ever set foot in Highmark Stadium, the artist formerly known as Rich Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, NY. That stadium opened back in 1973 and has seen its share of...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Losing the Wonder: The Quiet Cost of an Ungrateful Heart By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Anything that we don’t receive as a gift, we will eventually treat as a burden. Read that again. Maybe once or twice more. Do you understand it now?...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
A Time of Personal Thanksgiving By Joe Rector The best thing about Thanksgiving is that the holiday forces us to think about those things and persons for whom we are thankful. Yes, most of us always know how much those people and things mean to us, but that knowledge...
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
What Does ‘Nunc Pro Tunc’ Mean? By Jedidiah McKeehan Lawyers sometimes use Latin phrases that sound mysterious but describe simple ideas. “Nunc pro tunc,” which translates to “now for then,” is one of those phrases. When a court enters an order nunc pro tunc, it is...
