by design | Oct 2, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Through the Bazillion Blooms tree planting program, Dogwood Arts hopes to plant 10,000 trees by the year 2018 Once again, Dogwood Arts encourages Knoxville to take part in the community-wide dogwood tree-planting day on Saturday, December 3rd. As part of the...
by design | Oct 1, 2016 | The Daily Focus
TDEC to Provide Earth Science Week Toolkits to Teachers Across the State Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed Oct. 9-15 Earth Science Week to promote the important role that geology and other earth sciences play in Tennessee’s safety, health, welfare and...
by design | Sep 30, 2016 | The Daily Focus
A unique outdoor dinner celebrating Knoxville’s 225th anniversary, a farmers’ market, a movie screening, a 5K race and a festival will make for a festive downtown this weekend. Motorists are advised that some streets – and the Gay Street Bridge on Sunday night...
by design | Sep 30, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Knox County Health Department (KCHD), TennCare Kids and a host of community partners are once again planning activities to observe Child Health Week, Oct. 3-9, 2016. In honor of Child Health Day, first proclaimed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928, the State of...
by design | Sep 30, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Who: Knox County Health Department (KCHD) What: KCHD will host an open casting call to find local babies to star in the 2017 Strong Babies public health campaign. More information, including eligibility, may be found at StrongBabyKnox.org. ...
by design | Sep 29, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The latest lab report has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Culex mosquitoes in three areas of Knox County: Fourth Avenue, Fairmont Boulevard and Milligan Street. Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol, the Knox County...