Shipe addresses helping the homeless

Shipe addresses helping the homeless By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Earlier this month, community activist Vivian Shipe addressed the Knoxville City Council during the Public Comment part of the meeting. Her remarks struck home for many of the...

Two KCHD Initiatives Receive Statewide Recognition

Two KCHD Initiatives Receive Statewide Recognition Two Knox County Health Department initiatives received statewide recognition through the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) Bright Spot Awards. The awards recognize examples of efforts that aim to prevent negative...

Thank you, Elon Musk

Thank you, Elon Musk By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In the presidential election of 2020, aligned against Trump were both the mainstream media and all the social media giants like Twitter, Facebook and Google. All three of these social...