by design | Nov 2, 2017 | The Daily Focus
~from UT News Daylight saving time comes to an end Sunday, November 5, so before turning out the lights Saturday night, remember to set your clock back one hour. Theresa Lee, dean of UT’s College of Arts and Sciences and professor of psychology, said the one-hour...
by design | Nov 1, 2017 | The Daily Focus
UT welcomes football fans and alumni to campus Saturday for Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT for the Volunteers’ game against the Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. The SEC Network will televise the game. Fans...
by Mike Steely | Nov 1, 2017 | Columnist, Steely, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely It’s only local government, right? Your vote won’t make a difference so why bother, right? Wrong. November 7’s city council election might be close in several of the five races. As a city resident you can vote for all five of the contests. District...
by design | Nov 1, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Mayor Madeline Rogero is urging Knoxvillians without health insurance to learn about their options under the Affordable Care Act as open enrollment (and re-enrollment) begins Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 15. “The Affordable Care Act is still an available resource,”...
by design | Nov 1, 2017 | The Daily Focus
~ From the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhoods After months of campaigning and surviving a field of 30 candidates, 11 active contenders for five open seats on Knoxville City Council are down to their last full week of asking for votes before next...
by design | Oct 31, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Please SLOW DOWN and watch out for children this evening as they take to the streets to trick-or-treat. Check out these Halloween safety tips from AAA.
by design | Oct 31, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Gunner Smith, a 10-year-old Powell Elementary School fourth grader, will be the recipient of proceeds from this year’s Careacter Star Community Service high school football games. Smith, the son of Brittany and Brandon Smith, was diagnosed with brain cancer on...
by design | Oct 30, 2017 | The Daily Focus
By Focus Staff Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the Board of Education, says the agreement between the school system and the University of Tennessee may not be valid. The Board will be discussing the Leadership Academy or Center for Educational...
by design | Oct 30, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson How can we have common sense if we have nothing in common? The word community derives from the root word common and refers to a people who have commonly held interests. Does common sense or community still exist in our divided United States of...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 30, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major At times, it is hard to remember what the landscape was like before the much needed red lights. For years, it seemed nothing changed at the four-way stop at Harbison’s Crossroads. Our school bus ride always passed by the late Neva Cardwell’s home on...
