by design | Jun 25, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Eighteen students representing Tennessee were recognized at the 2021 National History Day competition, earning three medals and a special award. In total, 59 middle and high school students from Tennessee participated in the competition, allowing students to showcase...
by design | Jun 24, 2021 | The Daily Focus
June 24, 2021 Knoxville City Council P.O. Box 1631 Knoxville, TN 37901 Dear City Council Members: Earlier today, County Commissioner Justin Biggs sent a letter objecting to KUB’s plans to enter the broadband business, providing high speed...
by design | Jun 24, 2021 | The Daily Focus
June 24, 2021 Dear members of the Knoxville City Council and the Knoxville Utilities Board of Commissioners, Recently our community has followed with great interest the proposal from the Knoxville Utilities Board to spend approximately $700 million over 10 years to...
by design | Jun 24, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Join the fun and experience America’s game as it was played in 1864. The Knoxville Holstons take on the Nashville Maroons, July 17, 11:00 a.m., and the Emmett Machinists of Knoxville will play the Nashville Maroons at 2:00 p.m.! Don’t forget your lawn chair and...
by design | Jun 23, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The District Attorney’s 2021 Citizens Academy is now accepting applications from people who would like to get a thorough, behind-the-scenes look at the criminal justice system. Participants learn about the specific roles of law enforcement officers, attorneys,...
by design | Jun 22, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Yoshi, the gas delivery and auto services company, has officially opened its brand new headquarters in Nashville with an official ribbon cutting and meeting with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. The company, previously headquartered in San Francisco, chose to move its...
by design | Jun 21, 2021 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Today’s youth have missed out on so many good things that we old people enjoyed. Don’t tell me how much better life is now because I realize how fortunate we are to have all the technology that supposedly makes things easier. How could we ever...
by design | Jun 21, 2021 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan We have all heard a story of someone being swindled by a dishonest business. Maybe it has happened to you. If there was only some way you could make them pay for their deceptive practices. The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act is designed to help...
by design | Jun 21, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi 200 games. That’s how long it took Tony Vitello to build Tennessee baseball from one of the worst teams in the conference to one of the best in the nation. “I just wanted to get this thing where people were proud of it,” said Vitello, now in his...
by design | Jun 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Anyone who spends time outdoors in warm weather needs to be aware of diseases that can be transmitted by ticks. According to the CDC, tick-borne illnesses doubled in the U.S. between 2014 and 2016. Because ticks are so small, people might not even notice when they’ve...
