by design | Jul 9, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Join four historians as they discuss their perspectives on the history of baseball in Tennessee ~ East Tennessee Historical Society WHEN: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. WHERE: East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay Street, Knoxville, TN Join the...
by design | Jul 8, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Halls Republicans meet tonight The Halls Republican Club will meet Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Boys & Girls Club, 1819 Dry Gap Pike, 37918, just off East Emory Rd. As usual, there will be a Meet-and-Greet at 6:05 p.m. with snacks and fellowship, followed by the...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Never a dull moment By Tom Mattingly In this business, Vol fans are always asking intriguing questions – whether it’s on the street, in restaurants, via social media, or on the telephone. There was a postal employee in Chattanooga who called one year and asked who the...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
LOYALTY The Power of Staying in a World that Often Walks Away By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor I was recently introduced to a story that had somehow evaded me all these years: the story of Hachikō, the Akita dog who was adopted and...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Winning By Dr. Jim Ferguson It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings Our war for the soul of America continues. It may not end in my lifetime, even though I pray for peace, as does President Trump. As war with Great Britain approached, Patrick Henry in 1775...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Budget time is wasted time By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Budget time, where the congressional baseball game is just as productive as any appropriations debate. But that devalues the baseball game. I would say that Congress is wasting...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
The Way Most Americans Feel About Foreign Wars By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was in Congress, the least popular, least respected members were the biggest publicity seekers – the ones who were the first and quickest to run to the cameras. They were...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | The Daily Focus
THE WORDPLAYERS PRESENTS FREAKY FRIDAY AT THE BIJOU THEATRE The WordPlayers is ecstatic to produce Freaky Friday: The Musical on July 11 & 12 at 7:30 p.m. and July 12 & 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the historic Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. in Downtown Knoxville....
by design | Jul 7, 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...
by design | Jul 6, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Greenways and streets to get some city attention By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening, and improvements to greenways, streetscapes and city streets will get some discussion. Among those items is a $2.5...
