by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major The Christmas carols have been sung; Christmas presents unwrapped; Christmas tree decorations put away; and Christmas celebrations with family have been captured in digital pictures to enjoy. I pause to process the holiday timeline for 2021 and find...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Mark your calendar, put on your thinking cap, and tune into East Tennessee Public Service Television tonight for the start of the East Tennessee PBS Scholars’ Bowl. The popular academic tournament will be aired on PBS...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | The Daily Focus
~ from UTAD BATON ROUGE, La. – The 18th-ranked Tennessee basketball team rallied in the second half, but eventually fell on the road to No. 21 LSU Saturday night, 79-67. Freshman guard Kennedy Chandler led Tennessee with 19 points. Junior guard Santiago Vescovi added...
by design | Jan 8, 2022 | The Daily Focus
~ from PK HOPE IS ALIVE PK HOPE IS ALIVE Parkinsons Support Group of Knoxville/Oak Ridge would like to invite you to our upcoming meeting and first annual MILD CHILI COOK OFF!! on Tuesday, January 18 at Central Baptist Church located at 130 Providence Road. in Oak...
by design | Jan 6, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Current weather predictions for Knoxville indicate that it is likely that Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) will be moving to Snow Routes later on this afternoon (January 6, 2022), with the possibility of Severe Routes later in the evening or at the start of the day on...
by design | Jan 6, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Announcing County Government Closures Knox County Engineering & Public Works crews on Wednesday applied approximately 50,000 gallons of liquid salt brine to all county collector and arterial roads. This morning, crews switched to regular salt and prepared...
by design | Jan 6, 2022 | The Daily Focus
By Steve Roark Volunteer Interpreter, Cumberland Gap National Park (Used with permission) You can learn a lot from talking with elders. In a conversation about Christmas with my mother some years ago I learned that the Christmas of her childhood had an extra...
by design | Jan 5, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Crews Brining State Routes, Interstates Today The Tennessee Department of Transportation assures motorists it is stocked and ready to clear roadways of ice and snow. Salt supplies have been replenished in all 95 counties in preparation for the winter season, and crews...
by design | Jan 5, 2022 | The Daily Focus
2022 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards process begins The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is inviting Tennesseans to submit nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards. “We are proud to recognize...
