by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com My wife and I had talked about visiting the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue for some time and recently we took a Sunday afternoon and drove to Clinton with little knowledge of what to expect at the family-operated zoo...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com As a way of saying “Thanks” and promoting good will, the second annual Knoxville Pie Day will again give away delicious pastries to raise contributions for the Young-Williams Animal Center on March 14. This year’s...
by design | Feb 27, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Cumberland Avenue area motorists should anticipate a seven-hour closure of a two-block section of the westbound “Strip” as City crews make repairs to public infrastructure at the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street, beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Feb....
by design | Feb 26, 2022 | The Daily Focus
New initiative to meet working professionals ‘where they are’ launches fall 2022 Carson-Newman University looks to launch a College of Professional Studies (CPS) this fall following approval by C-N’s Board of Trustees. The addition, according to...
by design | Feb 25, 2022 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “I will be filing to run in Division I Sessions Court,” Sarah Keith told The Focus last week, just one day before the February 17 candidate filing deadline. Keith, a Democrat, will be challenging incumbent Judge Chuck...
by design | Feb 25, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Department Will Make Available $215 Million for Projects That Will Promote Competition and Increase Resiliency and Create Economic Opportunity in Rural America U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced that USDA is making...