by design | Nov 21, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Shoney’s Traditional Thanksgiving Feast on 11/27/25 Shoney’s is open Thanksgiving Day! Shoney’s enjoys providing guests with an atmosphere of family and friendship, gathered around a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Many people don’t have family nearby, or they prefer...
by design | Nov 20, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Orchids Beautification Awards 2025 Winners ~ from Keep Knoxville Beautiful Keep Knoxville Beautiful’s 46th Annual Orchids Beautification Awards were held on Wednesday, November 5th at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Since 1979, Keep Knoxville Beautiful has...
by design | Nov 19, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Second Harvest Food Bank Hosts Holiday Food Distribution Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will host a Holiday drive-thru distribution at Redemption Church at 3550 Pleasant Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37921 on Wednesday, November 19th from 10:00 AM until all...
by design | Nov 18, 2025 | The Daily Focus
NATIONAL COLLECTION WEEK BEGINS FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD The collection season for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse begins as nearly 5,000 drop-off locations open across the country. Individuals, families and groups across Tennessee have...
by design | Nov 17, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Laws are like sausages, it is better to not see them being made. German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck By Dr. Jim Ferguson Politics is messy and often disgusting. The word politics derives from the Greek word polis, referring to the city-state, and literally means the...
by design | Nov 17, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
New Old Christmas Albums By Joe Rector Amy and I spent the weekend with Lacey, Nick and Madden in Hendersonville. We traveled to Nashville on Saturday to check out a craft fair. I usually don’t purchase craft items, but this time, I found a “vinyl” sale and a couple...
by design | Nov 17, 2025 | The Daily Focus
KCS Unveils Wall of Honor Recognizing Veterans and Service Members Knox County Schools on Tuesday unveiled a new Wall of Honor at the Sarah Simpson Professional Development Center – a permanent installation recognizing the courage, leadership, and service of...
by design | Nov 17, 2025 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on May 11, 2009, in Instrument 200905150074331, in the Register’s Office for Knox County, Tennessee, Ted R. Newman and Rebecca L. Baker, did convey in trust to Neil M. Keating, as Trustee,...
by design | Nov 16, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Future of juvenile service center in question By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The board of directors of the Knox County Juvenile Service Center met Thursday and talked about the confusion over the future leadership of the troubled facility. Several...
by design | Nov 16, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Democrats Own The Government Shutdown The Knoxville No-News Sentinel, like its sister Gannett papers in Tennessee, seems to ignore local news unless it can be spun into a tale of either race or social justice. Unfortunately, the...
