by design | Jul 18, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Grandparents as Parents Program Seeking School Supply Donations A program that supports grandparents and other relative caregivers who are parenting for a second time is turning to the community for help. The CAC Office on Aging’s Grandparents as Parents (GAP) program...
by design | Jul 17, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Final Day to Register to Vote ~ from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment Registering to vote is a simple yet powerful way to make your voice heard in elections. By signing up, you ensure you can participate in choosing leaders who create...
by design | Jul 16, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Democrats’ Fake News Can’t Hide the Truth: The One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Victory for the American People By Senator Marsha Blackburn On Independence Day, President Trump made history. He signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill—a once-in-a-generation victory that...
by design | Jul 15, 2025 | The Daily Focus
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ALERT KNOX COUNTY KNOXVILLE – Motorists traveling on I-275 in Knox County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have a significant impact on traffic. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18, I-275 will be closed in each...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Is Spending Money We Do Not Have By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com One of the most popular things a member of Congress can do is bash Congress, saying or implying that it is filled with bad or crooked, or even evil people. Yet, this is not only very...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Trump vs Powell – and Bessent? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com What do you think about Federal Reserve independence? Have you noticed that, for all Trump’s gnashing of teeth, name-calling, threatening and cajoling, Congress has been...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Innocents and Miscreants In this world, you will always have trouble (John 16:33). Jesus Christ By Dr. Jim Ferguson Just when I thought it might be safe to go out again, tragedy struck. An atmospheric high-pressure dome trapped moist air from the Gulf of America over...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Artificial Intelligence By Joe Rector I’ve just sat through a few tutorial videos on the use of Microsoft CoPilot. Most of them appear to be geared toward the business world. I have no desire to create a social media campaign, training session or marketing plan....
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Nick McBride Achieves Certified County Finance Officer (CCFO) Designation Nick McBride, elected Knox County Register of Deeds since 2018, has successfully completed the Certified County Finance Officer (CCFO) program administered by the Tennessee Comptroller of the...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Friday, July 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m., at the front entrance of the Knoxville City County Building located at 400 West Main Street in Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, The Colony Village Association, Inc. (the “Association”) will sell...
