by design | Jul 31, 2020 | The Daily Focus
18,000+ Teachers Already Participated; Now Available Through Labor Day The Tennessee Department of Education and Trevecca Nazarene University announced today that the deadline for the free teacher training on digital learning and teaching has been extended for...
by design | Jul 30, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Election Commission reminds voters that there are three days of Early Voting remaining before Election Day (Thursday, August 6) Two Election Day Polling Places have been changed by the Election Commission since the March 3, 2020 Election: Precinct...
by design | Jul 29, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There are many casualties of the Wuhan flu, “modern” liberalism and leftist philosophy. No, in this war in which we find ourselves, I cannot be reserved and politically correct. Going along to get along with the cancel culture crowd only emboldens...
by design | Jul 29, 2020 | The Daily Focus
Citizens have contacted the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) indicating they’ve received seeds in the mail that they did not order. The seeds appear to have been shipped from China, and in some cases, the envelopes are labeled jewelry or beads. “While...
by design | Jul 29, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
MEDIC Regional Blood Center will screen donors for COVID-19 antibodies beginning August 3rd through August 31st as part of an ongoing effort to identify and recruit potential COVID Convalescent Plasma donors. All eligible donors will be tested and will need to...
by design | Jul 27, 2020 | Public Notice
COURT NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Richard Castro, Sr. Whereabouts Unknown Last Known Address: Unknown Stacey Castro Petitioner Vs. Richard Castro, Sr. Defendants Case No. 20CH2273 IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE;...
by design | Jul 27, 2020 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has received approval from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to temporarily waive one step in the process for individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance to Needy...
by design | Jul 27, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore It is hard during these chaotic times to think nice thoughts. One has to wonder when will this virus end; when will businesses reopen or close; when will our children go back to school, or will they go back? When can we hug our friends or loved ones...
by Joe Rector | Jul 27, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I saw the obituary for a high school friend in the paper. It made me sad and just a bit shocked. The reminder that people my age and I are reaching the last few years of our lives also delivered a jolt. Younger folks are tired of hearing about “Baby...
