by design | Jun 26, 2025 | The Daily Focus
KUB Power Supply Returns to Normal Request for customers to conserve energy has been lifted Knoxville, TN – KUB is returning to normal operations following a period of increased electricity demand caused by extremely high temperatures. The regional power grid...
by design | Jun 25, 2025 | The Daily Focus
TVA asks KUB customers to reduce power use Power supplies are tightening as conditions create greater energy demand The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has alerted KUB that its power supply is experiencing an increased demand caused by extremely high temperatures....
by design | Jun 24, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Urges Caution During Extreme Heat; Offers Tips to Stay Safe ~ from KCHD Dangerously high temperatures are expected this week in Knox County. The Knox County Health Department wants everyone to be aware of signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses, such...
by design | Jun 24, 2025 | The Daily Focus
West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes; Spraying Scheduled for Wednesday Evening ~ from KCHD he Knox County Health Department has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in mosquitoes during routine surveillance of the Milligan Street area of East Knoxville....
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Illogic of National Security Tariffs By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Imports fell 16% in April, narrowing the trade deficit to $61 billion. I guess Trump is doing high-fives since he thinks that trade deficits harm national...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Leading Jews Attack Netanyahu’s Wars By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On May 27, Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister of Israel, published a column in which he wrote: “What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Often in error, but never in doubt’ By Tom Mattingly Here’s the question for today. What former Vol quarterback played linebacker in a 1963 freshman game at Kentucky (the Vol rookies lost 70-0), redshirted a year later, and then became a Vol quarterback...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
Q&A with Marc Raimondi Author of ‘Say Hello to the Bad Guys’ talks to The Focus By Mark Nagi If you are a professional wrestling fan, or even if you aren’t, you’ve probably heard of the New World Order. Better known as the nWo, that faction...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Two Americas America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln. By Dr. Jim Ferguson As bedbugs infest Las Vegas hotels, maggots riot in our cities. Meanwhile, President...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
New Music By Joe Rector I love music. No, that doesn’t include every genre. Hip-hop is one that I don’t understand; neither am I a fan of opera. Otherwise, I’ll lend an ear to music, at least for a song or two. My life can be traced through the songs that were playing...
