by design | Mar 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE JOINS GEORGIA FOR ‘OPERATION HANDS FREE’ Tennessee Launches Award-Winning Distracted-Driving Enforcement Bus Tour Campaign on April 4 TENNESSEE – On Monday, April 4, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is partnering with the...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Joe Rector I don’t gamble. The reason has been told before, but in case anyone might have forgotten why, here is the brief story. As a 16-year-old, I worked at the city maintenance department with other teens. We cut weeds, hauled trash, and cleaned areas around...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com As if the month of March does not have enough distractions with the unpredictable basketball tournaments, this year Mother Nature decided to add to the drama. After spring-like temperatures teased us for a few days, a huge snow...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Ferguson
I’m not as optimistic about the future as I was in the past. Yogi Berra By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am not a numerologist. However, there’s something about numbers as multiples of ten. Example’s are a 50th birthday or a 25th anniversary. Of course there are...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com How poor are the American poor? The 2020 Census says that 34 million Americans live in poverty. The official poverty line for a family of four is $27,750 or $6,937 per person. Add $4,720 for each...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I have great respect for my fellow Focus columnist, Dr. Harold Black, and admire him for many reasons. First and foremost, I admire the courage he had to be one of the first African-Americans to attend the University...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee State Library & Archives and Secretary of State Tre Hargett proudly recognize six archivists who earned their Archives Management Certification at the 2022 Tennessee Archives Institute. In 2022, the institute drew 24 participants...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Transit as the official mobility app for Knoxville. Transit, a real-time transit-centered app operating in more than 300 cities with millions of active users, will now be available in...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi So far in the relatively short tenure of Josh Heupel as Tennessee’s football coach, the Vols have been good, but not great on the recruiting trail. Tennessee’s Class of 2022 was ranked 17th in the nation and 8th in the SEC. Those numbers will need to...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Williams
“It hurt guys, I’m still hurting … “We’ve got the guys, we just don’t have the coach.” – Z.R., radio caller on 3-and-Out Show last Monday morning after No. 3 seed Tennessee was eliminated from the NCAA basketball tournament by No. 11 seed Michigan. By Steve Williams...
