by design | Aug 1, 2022 | The Daily Focus
WHO: East Tennessee Historical Society & Knox County Public Library WHAT: History Hootenanny: A Celebration of East Tennessee History, Education, and Fun featuring: Genealogical Workshops | Live Appalachian Music | Walking Tours | Historic House...
by design | Jul 31, 2022 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Greeneville’s Andrew Johnson was a pro-Union Democrat and slave owner. When he stuck with the Union and Abraham Lincoln named him Military Governor of Tennessee, Johnson announced, on August 8th, 1863, that he was releasing all the slaves he and...
by design | Jul 30, 2022 | The Daily Focus
A group of twenty-five law enforcement officers, first responders and medical staff graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training on Friday, July 29, 2022. This graduating class included staff from the University of Tennessee Police Department, Knoxville...
by design | Jul 29, 2022 | The Daily Focus
~ from Appalachian Voices Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a notice announcing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s application to build a 32-mile fracked-gas pipeline that would cross three counties and more than 130 wetlands and streams in Middle...
by design | Jul 29, 2022 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory Is your neighborhood planning to participate in National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 2? If so, please notify Officer John Morgan at jmorgan@knoxvilletn.gov and Debbie Sharp at dsharp@knoxvilletn.gov by Monday, Aug. 1, with...
by design | Jul 28, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for proposals for the 2023-2024 exhibition season at the Emporium Center. Single artists or groups of artists living within 250 miles of Knoxville are encouraged to submit proposals for monthly...